Sporting Kansas City’s offseason was a busy one.
It was also a pricy one.
According to figures released Tuesday by the MLS Players Union, Sporting KC added more than $1 million to its roster this season.
Atop the acquisition financial chart is winger Gerso Fernandes, who is playing on a salary of $591,258 in guaranteed compensation. That’s enough to qualify him as one of three designated players on Sporting’s roster, joining midfielder Roger Espinoza ($850,000), who is the highest-paid player on the team, and defender Graham Zusi ($757,102).
Captain Matt Besler ($758,250), striker Dom Dwyer ($668,750) and midfielder Benny Feilhaber ($600,000) also make more than the designated player budget charge ($480,625), which means Sporting KC is using allocation funds to buy down each of those salaries against the cap.