We now know what’s on the shopping list.
Draft day in Los Angeles provided plenty of information as to the direction of Toronto FC’s offseason, and it’s pretty much exactly what we predicted in the aftermath of the MLS Cup final.
That list, to recap, comprises a new centre-back who can go straight into the lineup, a fifth-choice depth centre-back, a backup right-back and the unicorn: a high-scoring, high-assisting attacking midfielder.
With the attacking midfielder almost certainly an international signing, Tim Bezbatchenko and Greg Vanney were always likely to target a defender in the first round of the draft.