Since late April, the Columbus Crew has been looking to add a Designated Player forward to the roster to help the team’s attack. At that time, the Crew traded striker Gyasi Zardes to the Colorado Rapids for a deal that could return over $1 million in General Allocation Money, a move that opened space to bring in a younger player to lead the team’s attack.
The Black & Gold may have found that player. Sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to Massive Reports reports that Columbus is working on a deal to bring forward Mauro Manotas to the club.