Christian Ramirez. Abu Danladi. Mason Toye. Angelo Rodriguez. Luis Amarilla. Kei Kamara. Aaron Schoenfeld. And now Ramón Ábila. Although there are rumors and hints of more to come, with the signing of the 31 year-old Argentinian striker on a one year loan, with an option to buy, from Boca Juniors, Minnesota United have for the moment filled one of their biggest needs for the upcoming season: a goal scoring striker.
Ábila, commonly known as Wanchope after the awkwardly prolific Costa Rican international Paulo Wanchope, comes to Minnesota with a professional career that quite neatly divides in two.