TORONTO - Toronto FC striker Danny Dichio delivered more good news than just a fresh new home and away jersey on Thursday.

The 34-year-old says there's an agreement "in principle" to have him stick with the team next season.

"The fee is a little bit down on what I was earning, but it's a cut that I'm willing to take because I want to be part of this club for a long, long time," Dichio told CP24.COM.

Dichio, who scored the team's first-ever goal, was the club's top scorer in 2008 despite being plagued by injury lately. A concussion sidelined him for several games this past season.

He says he knows he won't be playing as much next year, but he really wants to be part of the team on the pitch and in the change room, especially as new players arrive.

Dichio made the announcement after unveiling the team's new jerseys at a press conference with teammates Chad Barrett, Todd Dunivant, Greg Sutton and Rohan Ricketts. The new jerseys put an emphasis on the team's Canadian connection.

They feature a patch with the Canadian flag stitched onto the left sleeve, a maple leaf embossed on the front, thick stripes on the shoulders and sleeves, collars on the home jerseys and 'One for All' on stitched just below the collars.

Goalkeeper and Montreal native Greg Sutton says he will feel proud to wear the jerseys with the Canadian accents.

"Having an opportunity to represent a professional club and being Canadian is special to me," he says.

At the jersey unveiling, Tom Anselmi, executive vice-president and CEO for Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, said improvements to the field and training facilities are also on the way, including a grass field. The team currently plays on FieldTurf.

However, he said that before the club gets a grass playing surface, the team needs to find a way to satisfy a provincial funding agreement that requires a year-round training facility.

Currently, a temporary white dome covers BMO Field during the off-season.

"We've got to build a proper training facility so these guys can be the best that they can be," he says. "In the next couple of years we're hoping to unveil something that is like a model, world-class facility for our players to train at, for our academy to work at."

The jerseys are now on sale at the Air Canada Centre.