The first thing many may notice about Sporting Kansas City center back Andreu Fontas is that he oozes confidence and calm. It may be his dark good looks or his deep, assured way of speaking. Or it may be that he is an FC Barcelona-bred Spaniard. Or it just may be all of that.
When Technical Director and Manager Peter Vermes and the Kansas City brain trust made the decision to sign Fontas – and pay him just under a million a season – they knew they were getting a seasoned and well-pedigreed professional. Indeed. Laced throughout Vermes’ recent words on the 29-year-old are the modifier really and the laurels great and fantastic.