After successes with David Guzman and Roy Miller in 2017, the Timbers have gone back to the Saprissa well to sign their targeted young, TAM-level centerback. On Tuesday, the Timbers made official the transfer of 24 year-old central defender Julio Cascante from Saprissa.
The Timbers acquired Cascante using targeted allocation money, which was necessitated by the transfer fee paid to Saprissa.
Cascante represents the fourth Saprissa player to come to Portland over the course of the last 13 months, after Guzman, Miller, and Shaquille Jimenez each made their way from San Jose, Costa Rica to the Rose City before the 2017 season.