COMMERCE CITY — If Stefan Aigner turns out to be the game-changing attacker the Rapids believe he will be, they will have more than shrewd scouting and talent evaluation to credit for his acquisition. They will be thankful for a stroke of luck, too.
The failure of the German second-division club 1860 Munich in the season that concluded two months ago, which resulted in the team’s fall from the Bundesliga 2 to a Bavarian regional league, enabled the Rapids to sign a player valued at more than $3 million last summer for nothing.
The Rapids acquired Aigner last week and are expected to introduce him here this week after the native of Munich receives a P-1 visa allowing him to play in the United States.