Sporting Kansas City’s search for an offensive weapon continues. But the search for defensive depth has churned out an acquisition.
Sporting KC obtained 22-year-old Argentine defender Emiliano Amor on a one-year loan Thursday. Amor was playing with Velez Sarsfield in Primera Division, the top-flight soccer league in his home country. Sporting KC will have the option to purchase Amor’s rights and make the loan a permanent transfer at the conclusion of the 2018 season.
Amor will join the club for its preseason regimen in Scottsdale, Ariz., this month.
“Emiliano is a young defender we have watched closely, and his arrival gives us another valuable piece along the backline,” Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes said in a statement.