Toronto FC has acquired Mexican international defender Carlos Salcedo from Mexico’s Tigres UANL as a designated player through 2024, with Venezuelan international winger Yeferson Soteldo going the other way, according to a source.
The source, granted anonymity because the deals have yet to be announced, said they are two separate transactions.
But in reality, they are intertwined. Soteldo’s departure provides the designated player opening Salcedo needed.
The 28-year-old Salcedo, who started his pro career in MLS with Real Salt Lake, has also played in Italy and Germany. He has won 48 caps for Mexico, making his international debut in April 2015, and started all four matches at the 2018 World Cup.