The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired wingback Julian Gressel for 900k in allocation money. It’s an exciting move that instantly improves the ‘Caps and has some interesting implications for their medium-term future.
Gressel has been one of the league’s star players for quite some time now so I don’t feel like I need to reintroduce him in too much detail. But by way of a quick overview, Gressel is basically the best attacking wingback in the league. He has 19 goals and 48 assists in 168 MLS appearances. He averages 0.46 xG+xA per 90, which is quite literally the best of any wing back or full back in the league.