The contract negotiation between star forward Kei Kamara and Crew SC coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter — which both parties would like to wrap up before the season opens Sunday — was still ongoing on Tuesday, Kamara said after practice.
In between wide smiles, wry jokes and unbridled optimism, Kamara addressed the subject in typically vague terms, all in tones suggesting that things were going well.
Berhalter also refused to publicly discuss the matter, suggesting that an end was in sight.
It likely is.
It is believed that the Crew and Kamara have agreed to a contract that will make him the team’s second designated player, ending a saga that started publicly on Jan.