Jairo Torres will play his final match for Liga MX side Atlas FC this Saturday against Tigres, then it’s off to Chicago where he’s expected to hit the ground running. The Fire will formally introduce Torres in a news conference early next week, and head coach Ezra Hendrickson said Torres could play as soon as May 7 against Atlanta United.
“Hopefully ASAP,” Hendrickson said when asked about when Torres would be ready to contribute. “But there’s some things that have to go right for us, ITC (International Transfer Certificate) clearance and all that, but he’s someone that we’ve been expecting for awhile now.