As its search for a significant change to the offense persists, Sporting Kansas City solidified stability on the back end.
Sporting KC has signed goalkeeper Tim Melia and defender Ike Opara to multi-year contract extensions, sources told The Star this week.
Melia’s new contract will run through 2020 with a club option for 2021. The pact with Opara will conclude after the 2019 season with a club option for 2020, the sources said.
The contracts for both players were set to expire after the 2018 season, contributing to a potential franchise-shifting winter. Matt Besler, Graham Zusi and Roger Espinoza remain scheduled to be out of contract next offseason.