Sporting KC acquires 22-year-old Argentine. Where will he fit in?

Sporting Kansas City’s search for an offensive weapon continues. But the search for defensive depth has churned out an acquisition.

Sporting KC obtained 22-year-old Argentine defender Emiliano Amor on a one-year loan Thursday. Amor was playing with Velez Sarsfield in Primera Division, the top-flight soccer league in his home country. Sporting KC will have the option to purchase Amor’s rights and make the loan a permanent transfer at the conclusion of the 2018 season.

Amor will join the club for its preseason regimen in Scottsdale, Ariz., this month.

“Emiliano is a young defender we have watched closely, and his arrival gives us another valuable piece along the backline,” Sporting KC coach…