Toronto FC has signed Argentine winger Pablo Piatti as its new designated player.
The 30-year-old Piatti leaves Barcelona-based Espanyol for Major League Soccer on a free transfer. Having passed a medical, he is slated to leave Saturday for training camp in California to join the rest of the team.
The search for an attacker by GM Ali Curtis and others has taken the club from South America to Europe.
“Pablo comes to TFC with an exceptional pedigree,” Toronto FC president Bill Manning said in a statement. “He brings big-game experience to our team, having played in close to 300 games in (Spain’s) La Liga, as well as competing in the UEFA Champions League.