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Tanner: "It's really a great day for the Union," more from presser on signing Marco Fabián

After announcing that Philadelphia Union had signed Mexican International playmaker Marco Fabián from Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Sporting Director Ernst Tanner and Head Coach Jim Curtin spoke to the media about the importance of having a world class creator pulling the strings in 2019.

Both men were clear about the effect that they expect the 29-year old to have on the field this year. "He's a part of our team that could be used for marketing reasons, but we don't sign players for that reason only," Tanner began. "We have him here for improving our game, for improving our performance, winning games, and especially the right things which is scoring goals and getting assists.