D.C. United trades Julian Gressel to Vancouver

Less than three days after D.C. United had announced that Wayne Rooney had returned as head coach, now comes the first substantive move under Rooney’s tenure, as the team traded wingback Julian Gressel to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for almost $1 million of allocation money, as the team will receive $400,000 in 2022 GAM, $200,000 in 2023 GAM, and an additional $300,000 in 2024 GAM if Gressel makes three MLS appearances between 2022 and 2023. First reported by Steven Goff Friday morning, the news was made official in the afternoon.

“Under our new Head Coach Wayne Rooney, we expect to adjust our tactical shape,” Dave Kasper, D.C. United President of Soccer Operations, said in a team…