The Vancouver Whitecaps have traded midfielder Julian Gressel to the Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money.
Whitecaps chief executive officer Axel Schuster says in a release that the team and Gressel had been working on an extension before the player made the decision to move east to be closer to family.
Vancouver will receive $275,000 US in general allocation money in 2023 and 2024 and could also receive an additional $300,000 in conditional allocation money from 2024-26.
Gressel, 29, arrived in Vancouver having primarily played as a wingback before being moved further up the pitch as a right winger.
It’s a role he’s thrived in, scoring five goals and six assists in
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