You would be forgiven for not believing the initial reports that Liga MX Golden Boot winner Alan Pulido was on his way to Sporting Kansas City. History has taught anyone who even vaguely follows Major League Soccer that this is not a very Sporting KC signing.
And then it was made official. Sporting KC were indeed signing a genuine Mexican star, a proven goalscorer, a bonafide Designated Player for a club-record fee, potentially as high as $9.5 million, though there have been some conflicting reports on this.
Head coach Peter Vermes did promise an ‘injection of capital’ earlier in the offseason, the club recognising that they had fallen behind in the modern MLS arms race.