Alphonso Davies is off to Bayern. He has to turn 18 first, a birthday he will celebrate in November, and he’ll get to chase a playoff berth with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the meantime, but Davies will be in Munich come winter. Given the hefty $19 million transfer fee, it’s a positive deal for everyone.
MLS’s quest to become a world-class league depends on its ability to develop a worldwide reputation, and Davies’s transfer helps that. It’s also why it was good news when managers Jesse Marsch and Patrick Vieira bolted for European jobs this summer, and why the latest MLS “.