Major League Soccer’s international transfer window closed Wednesday night. Reportedly, Crew SC was in pursuit of Costa Rican forward Jonathan McDonald — who might have been using a Major League Soccer offer as a bargaining chip in negotiations with his club team, Alajuelense. So it goes.
The Crew needs a jolt like the one Harrison Afful and Gaston Sauro provided last year. They have the fewest victories and the worst goal differential in the league. They have not won a game since May 28.
It is only by the grace of the Chicago Fire that the Crew is not in last place.