HERRIMAN, Utah (Thursday, January 24, 2019) – Real Monarchs SLC have acquired DFM Ricardo Ávila on loan from Liga Panameña de Fútbol side CD Universitario through the 2019 season, General Manager Dan Egner announced today. Terms of the loan agreement were not disclosed with Avila’s signing pending league and federation approval.
“When the opportunity to bring Ricardo in for the season on loan arose, we couldn’t put the pen to paper fast enough,” Egner said. “We have been monitoring Ricardo since he was 18, and unfortunately missed out on him when he made the move to Belgium.