Toronto FC nailed down a key part of its defence Thursday, signing centre back Chris Mavinga to a contract extension.
The 28-year-old Mavinga and U.S. international Omar Gonzalez have become the first-choice centre-back pairing for TFC. They represent the heart of the Toronto defence, a marquee pairing with a price to match.
Mavinga made $663,300 U.S. last season, sixth-highest on the Toronto books. Gonzalez, a former MLS Defender of the Year, was fourth-highest at $1,193,900. Gonzalez’s deal involves targeted allocation money.
Mavinga’s existing contract expires at the end of the 2020 season. The French-born Congolese international, who joined Toronto in January 2017, had teased the new deal in a Jan.