The New York Red Bulls have lost Chris Duvall - the team's starting right back for much of the last three seasons - to the MLS Expansion Draft.
Duvall was widely tipped to be selected, once the full lists of available players were published. He offered a tempting combination of experience (three seasons with regular starts in MLS), relative youth (he's 25), affordability (he was earning around $63,000 in 2016, we're told), and versatility (he's a right back who has deputized at center back).
It was assumed all of those attributes plus the fact he is from Duluth, GA, would make him almost impossible for Atlanta United to resist.