In a wide-ranging interview with owner Mike Illig, the Kansas City Star’s Sam McDowell pulled tons of great information from Cliff’s son. His story is worth a read in it’s own right, but let’s try to pull apart of the meaning of some of these quotes and dig a little deeper.
First, the headliner.
“In the summer of 2018, Vermes identified a striker who would have commanded a transfer fee surpassing any previously paid by Sporting Kansas City. [Mike] Illig admits he nixed the deal, pointing to the club’s pace at the time toward a franchise goal-scoring record.