Vancouver receives general and targeted allocation money for the Ghanaian midfielder, and frees up cap space for the impending signing of Blas Perez.
It was a move that the Vancouver Whitecaps and their supporters were hoping they did not have to make. But in a salary cap world, such deals are inevitable.
The Whitecaps reluctantly said goodbye to their all-time MLS appearance leader in Gershon Koffie on Thursday, trading him to the New England Revolution for general allocation money and targeted allocation money. The Whitecaps will also receive a percentage of any future transfer fee obtained by New England for the 24-year-old.