Wahl is reporting that Chicharito to LA Galaxy is done. That's a huge signing for a club that's suddenly been a bit overshadowed by LAFC.
Some other moves:
- Orlando signed Pedro Gallese from Veracruz. Gallese has been Peru's starting GK since 2014 and will no doubt push Brian Rowe back to the #2 at OCSC.
- Minnesota signed Tyler Miller as their new starting goalkeeper. They had been trying to bring back Vito Mannone, but he wanted more money than they were will to spend on a GK. Miller had a decent year as LAFC's keeper. He can be a little inconsistent, but is definitely MLS starting caliber. They also signed James Musa, a New Zealander CM who spent the last two years with Phoenix Rising. He's the second player from that highly successful squad to move to MLS this winter and there could be a third on the way.
- Colorado made a third attacking signing in three days: Braian Galvan, a 19 year old Argentine winger from Colón. One more team stocking up on young Latin American players with growth potential...
- Vancouver made two signings. The first is Cristian Gutierrez, a 22 year old Chilean/Canadian left back who comes from Colo-Colo in Santiago. The second is Cristian Dajome, a 26 year old Colombian winger who has played for a bunch of teams in Colombia and Ecuador. The Whitecaps are still a LONG way away from looking like anything resembling a good team.
- Chicago signed Mauricio Pineda to a homegrown contract. There have been rumors that he'd sign for years, but probably due to Chicago's dysfunction with regards to signing former academy players (Andrew Gutman?!) he's ridden out a four-year college career. For now, he's the Fire's #3 center back — or maybe #2, since they don't have any actual RBs on the roster so, as it stands, Kappelhof would have to play there.
Some other moves:
- Orlando signed Pedro Gallese from Veracruz. Gallese has been Peru's starting GK since 2014 and will no doubt push Brian Rowe back to the #2 at OCSC.
- Minnesota signed Tyler Miller as their new starting goalkeeper. They had been trying to bring back Vito Mannone, but he wanted more money than they were will to spend on a GK. Miller had a decent year as LAFC's keeper. He can be a little inconsistent, but is definitely MLS starting caliber. They also signed James Musa, a New Zealander CM who spent the last two years with Phoenix Rising. He's the second player from that highly successful squad to move to MLS this winter and there could be a third on the way.
- Colorado made a third attacking signing in three days: Braian Galvan, a 19 year old Argentine winger from Colón. One more team stocking up on young Latin American players with growth potential...
- Vancouver made two signings. The first is Cristian Gutierrez, a 22 year old Chilean/Canadian left back who comes from Colo-Colo in Santiago. The second is Cristian Dajome, a 26 year old Colombian winger who has played for a bunch of teams in Colombia and Ecuador. The Whitecaps are still a LONG way away from looking like anything resembling a good team.
- Chicago signed Mauricio Pineda to a homegrown contract. There have been rumors that he'd sign for years, but probably due to Chicago's dysfunction with regards to signing former academy players (Andrew Gutman?!) he's ridden out a four-year college career. For now, he's the Fire's #3 center back — or maybe #2, since they don't have any actual RBs on the roster so, as it stands, Kappelhof would have to play there.