Following a disappointing end to the 2021 playoff campaign, Sporting Kansas City looks to be ready to retool the defense and bring in fresh faces to revamp the team. Several starters are gone including Ilie Sanchez and Luis Martins. Vermes has a lot of work ahead of him before February. MLS Free Agency has quite a bit of potential if we can lure these guys in and the various drafts offer interesting mechanics to bring in other players.
Defense will be the primary concern this offseason. Sporting decided to decline options on both left back, Luis Martins and Amadou Dia, leaving some fans stunned that Vermes would enter the offseason without a safety net.