Sporting Kansas City received Targeted Allocation Money from D.C. United in exchange for the No. 11 overall pick in Thursday's 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
Targeted Allocation Money, a Major League Soccer initiative announced last year, allows clubs to further invest in their roster outside of the player salary budget. Targeted Allocation Money may be used in four ways:
- Clubs may use the funds to sign a new player, provided his salary and acquisition costs are more than the maximum salary budget.
- Clubs may re-sign an existing player, provided he is earning more than the maximum salary budget.