The trade of Ike Opara by Sporting Kansas City for at least $900K in Targeted Allocation Money with a potential for that total to reach $1 million has once again brought praise to Sporting’s manager Peter Vermes. The talk making the rounds after the deal was announced was that Vermes had once again gotten the better of another MLS team in a trade. And while it may take a little while to see if Vermes and KC will get the better of Minnesota United here, over the past few years Vermes has earned a reputation of being able to get great deals from teams in trades.
Vermes and His Uncanny Ability to “Win” Trades
