Earlier today JonSzekeres reported on Sam Adekugbe being loaned to Brighton on the English second-division. The obvious reason for this move was to free up a roster spot for de Jong and/or sign a new DP. However, it would appear that was not the case as the Vancouver Whitecaps made another big announcement today.
The Whitecaps officially announced the signing of 15-year-old (and 256 days) savior (tongue-in-cheek) Alphonso Davies to a MLS contract. Alphonso Davies has experienced a meteoric rise since arriving in the Whitecaps system just last summer. He has been making regular appearances for the USL Whitecaps team, the ThunderCaps, after spending some time with the MLS Whitecaps during the preseason.