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Canada reunion: Vancouver Whitecaps eye next step with Adekugbe, Laryea
Who took full advantage of the Secondary Transfer Window in MLS? Vancouver Whitecaps FC has a case to be made, assuming that Inter Miami CF’s sensational summer acquisition spree isn’t taken into consideration. The ‘Caps moved quickly and aggressively to fill
the vacuum left by the great midfielder/fullback Julian Gressel’s trade request, which was fulfilled with a late July departure to the Columbus Crew. After obtaining Richie Laryea and Sam Adekugbe, the fullback combo for the Canadian national team, they were undoubtedly stronger after the deadline on August 2.
Calling both 2022 FIFA World Cup veterans the club’s “two top prospects throughout the whole transfer window,” Vancouver sporting director Axel Schuster highlighted the importance of their arrival in light of Gressel’s departure.
“He was also a veteran and a leader on and off the pitch,” Schuster said of the 29-year-old German-born US international who is one of MLS’s top crossers (24 goals and 65 assists in 202 regular-season games). “And for that reason, it was very important to bring that back to the team.
“And as I have said on the day that we let Julian go, that ideally we would like to use the allocation money that we had to add more than just another player, another player that can help us in certain areas.”