FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – At first glance, Thursday’s move to acquire central midfielder Gershon Koffie from the Vancouver Whitecaps appears to be an immediate response to the loss of Xavier Kouassi, who suffered a significant knee injury with FC Sion last weekend and will undergo surgery next Tuesday.
In truth, Koffie is a player that the New England Revolution had been tracking long before Kouassi’s setback. Of course, the news that Kouassi’s expected July arrival will now be delayed did ultimately accelerate the process to acquire Koffie, but it’s a move that may well have unfolded regardless.