Hours after Sporting Kansas City was eliminated from last year’s playoffs, one of its owners promised to invest in a striker. Days later, coach Peter Vermes pinpointed his team’s inability to finish scoring chances as a primary point of concern, and he candidly added that the solution to the problem was not currently on the roster.
Less than a week before the club departs for preseason camp in Scottsdale, Ariz., an alternative solution still isn’t on the roster.
Although Sporting Kansas City’s longstanding search for a striker has spanned leagues across the globe, it’s yet to bear results.