Union majority owner Jay Sugarman has made it clear time and again that he won’t spend big sums on big-name players. That path might not be preferable, and fans don’t have to like it. But just for a moment, ask this question: What can you get on the kind of budget that the Union have?
For as much as spending in MLS has grown in recent times, you can still get a very good player.
Real Salt Lake forward Jefferson Savarino came to MLS as a 20-year-old on loan from his native Venezuela for $376,000.