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Crew SC | Berhalter happy to land young defender from Ghana

Tasked with reconstructing his back line, Crew SC coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter found an important piece of the puzzle on Tuesday.

The club announced the acquisition of Jonathan Mensah, 26-year-old Ghanaian center back, as the team’s second designated player. Mensah, who most recently played for Anzhi Makhachkala of the Russian Premier League, was acquired for an undisclosed transfer fee.

The Crew’s other designated player is midfielder Federico Higuain.

“We wanted to put ourselves in a position to land a defender that we thought would be a very good performer not only now but in the future.