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AF has talked about wanting the CCC the World Tour license next season, although Circus-Wanty Gobert grabbed it. They're currently 14th in the UCI ranking, and the Roodhooft bros are keen on getting into the Grand Tours, especially the TdF; they would even think of sacrificing some of their main star's other ambitions.
The chance of getting a wildcard is pretty big if you're the best Pro Conti team around. Also the benefit of continued Pro Conti status is: you are not required to show up at every World tour race, so you can pick and choose.
I think he would have a very big salary at a big team as well ;-)
The Alpecin-Fenix team is built around MVDP, so I guess that suits him fine