Shortly after the MLS summer transfer window closed in August, general manager Tim Bezbatchenko admitted that “virtually every player” on the Reds’ roster has been the subject of interest from another club at one point or another.
And the Toronto Sun’s Kurt Larson suggested that Osorio and Cooper were “among TFC’s most sought-after assets” leading up to the deadline.
That is unsurprising for a couple of reasons.
First and foremost, both are good players. Cooper is less than a year removed from injecting new life into a midfield that took Toronto to the MLS Cup final, while Osorio has been a regular in the league since age 20 and still has his best years ahead of him.