The Western Conference side used targeted allocation money to add the 29-year-old center back from Turkish side Kayserispor
The Portland Timbers have signed former Paris Saint-Germain defender Larrys Mabiala, the MLS club announced Monday.
Portland used targeted allocation money to fund the signing of the 29-year-old center back, who arrives after spending the past two years with Turkish side Kayserispor.
Mabiala fills a major need for the Timbers after offseason signing Gbenga Arokoyo suffered a torn Achilles in January. Portland, which sits third in the Western Conference at 7-7-4, has had to rely on MLS journeymen Roy Miller, Lawrence Olum and Amobi Okugo alongside captain Liam Ridgewell at center back.