The MLS secondary transfer window ended Wednesday night, at 11:59 p.m. CT. This window opened intra-league trades (of which there were a few) and player acquisitions from other leagues. Teams can still sign out-of-contract players until September 14, the roster freeze deadline. The rules are complicated. Par for the course.
Let’s look around the league.
Winner: Portland Timbers
Portland are quietly the hottest team in MLS. They’re on a 15-game unbeaten streak and sit second in the Western Conference with two games in hand. They only got better at the deadline.
Jorge Villafana is back in MLS to start at left-back.