It will be a little more than six weeks since their MLS Cup win when Toronto FC players officially report for their medicals Monday. Success has meant a short off-season. The CONCACAF Champions League starts in less than a month.
And while the last month and a half has seemed quiet — wingback Raheem Edwards (expansion draft) and defender Steven Beitashour (free agency) left, defender Drew Moor re-signed and 19-year-old midfielder Liam Fraser moved up — general manager Tim Bezbatchenko saw it differently, calling the six weeks busy, positive, exciting and challenging.
“One thing I’m focused on is keeping this roster together and signing the player that we can sign to keep the core of the group together; it’s very important,” Bezbatchenko said last week.