SAN JOSE — The Earthquakes’ offensive transformation took a big turn with the signing of Sweden’s Magnus Eriksson as a designated player, the Major League Soccer team announced Wednesday.
San Jose paid the highest transfer fee in its history to acquire the player who led Sweden’s top division in goals last season, Eriksson’s agent, Anders Carlsson, told this news organization. Swedish newspaper Expressen previously reported the transfer fee was about $1.4 million.
“With Magnus, we have identified an impact player that embodies the attitude we want to represent in San Jose and the technical qualities of a leading goal-scorer in Europe,” Quakes general manager Jesse Fioranelli said in a statement.