Former TFC Superdraft pick Luis Silva is headed to DC United
It would be quite an understatement to say that DC United's season has been incredibly disappointing. That just doesn't quite cut it. United were a team that many, myself included, expected to be in the playoff hunt all season long. Instead, this proud club finds itself sitting below even the lowly Chivas USA in dead last.
However DC seems to be wasting little time in trying to make the club better with transfer proceedings opening up. This morning TFC's Luis Silva was conspicuously absent from training. As it turns out, he had been traded to DC United for allocation money.
I think it's a great move for United. Silva is an outstanding talent who was my player of the year for TFC last year in my post season review. He's young and still raw in many ways (think trying to kick Tony Beltran in the back of the knee), but he should really help DC improve.
Silva was not the only deal triggered by DC today either. They sold Alain Rochat to Young Boys in Switzerland for what is rumored to be a 500 K dollar transfer fee. Rochat had been recently acquired from the Vancouver Whitecaps, but wasn't happy about it. He blasted the MLS (USA) system of trading players from club to club and it's not hard to imagine that he probably wanted out.
So the moves are coming for DC, but they need to make a few more. We'll have to see what happens in the weeks ahead. I think this is a positive start though.
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