While the nature of the offseason targets remained publicly vague, a thread within the turnover on Sporting Kansas City’s roster offered insight into the team’s pursuits.
Youth and speed.
The four most notable offseason acquisitions — winger Gerso Fernandes, midfielder Ilie Sanchez, forward Latif Blessing and defender Igor Juliao — average 23.3 years in age. And at least according to Sporting KC brass, they possess a similar quality of speed.
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“Is it SKC 2.0?” manager Peter Vermes said. “I think we’ve added some really interesting pieces that could provide us with some really good qualities that maybe we haven’t had here recently.