Orlando City is not afraid to splash their cash. After helping to pry open the door to megadeals using allocation money with their acquisition of Dom Dwyer, the Purple Lions kept adding to their attack this offseason by swooping for proven MLS veterans Sacha Kljestan and Justin Meram. Josue Colman was brought in as a Designated Player to grow into a goalscoring creator to help Kljestan, and Yoshimar Yotun arrived to provide two-way play in midfield.
In short, the post-Kaka plan in Orlando was to spread Kaka’s influence across several proven pieces and a few new faces with high upside.