Leonardo Jara, the Boca Juniors right back whom D.C. United has targeted to fill a significant defensive void, was scheduled to undergo a physical in Washington on Friday ahead of what the MLS club hopes is a deal before training camp moves to Florida on Sunday.
Jara, 27, arrived from Buenos Aires on Thursday. If final details are settled on both a contract and loan arrangement with Argentina club Boca Juniors, he will join his new teammates in Clearwater, Fla., soon.
A veteran of Argentina’s top-flight league and the famed Copa Libertadores competition, Jara is pegged to become United’s starter on the right corner.