Back to the Vancouver Whitecaps Newsfeed

Rumor: Vancouver Whitecaps Close to Adding Fredy Montero

According to El Heraldo out of Colombia, the Vancouver Whitecaps are close to adding striker Fredy Montero, the former Seattle Sounder who’s currently playing in China with Tianjin Teda.

Montero was in MLS with the Sounders from 2009 to 2012, scoring 47 goals in 109 appearances.

Here’s a quote from the report, with the help of google translate.

Only a few details are missing. Fredy Montero is close to returning to Major League Soccer (MLS) football, confirmed yesterday to EL HERALDO two sources of integer credit.

The Atlantean striker, who had been playing for the Tianjin Teda of the Chinese Super League, has virtually agreed to sign a contract with the North American organization, which would place him in the Whitecaps of Vancouver, Canada.