MLS allowed a half-day trade window on December 9, essentially permitting teams to make some last-minute roster adjustments ahead of the Expansion Draft - which will arrive on December 11.
Perhaps the most notable trade announced on the day was FC Dallas’ decision to send Maxi Urruti to Montreal Impact for not very much at all: $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and the 10th overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. FCD revealed another clause in the trade agreement that perhaps better illustrated the club’s thinking in allowing a highly-rated forward to slip away for seemingly very little return:
FC Dallas will also retain 50 percent of any transfer value on Maxi outside of MLS before the first game of the 2019 season with additional future considerations beyond that.