In a shock announcement on Thursday, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Columbus Crew announced a player trade. Winger/forward Kekuta Manneh heads to Ohio, while midfielder Tony Tchani will join the Whitecaps.
As well as Tchani, the Whitecaps received the following:
- $225,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM);
- $75,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM);
- a percentage of any future sale of Manneh to a team outside of MLS, or additional GAM if he is traded by December 31, 2018; and
- if Manneh signs a new contract with Columbus, Vancouver will receive their first round pick in next year’s SuperDraft.