Real Salt Lake defender Aaron Herrera is now a member of CF Montreal.
The Montreal team announced Wednesday morning that it had acquired the defender in return for $350,000 in general allocation in 2013 and $150,000 in 2024, from the first-round pick (25e in total) in the 2023 repechage as well as a place as a foreign player in 2023.
In addition, “if the transaction reached a certain threshold”, wrote CF Montreal in its press release, Real Salt Lake would retain a percentage of a future transfer for Herrera.
“He is a player who will contribute with his quality on the pitch, but also with his experience in the league. He can occupy various positions, as much as a central defender in a line of three, as on the sides, on the right or on the left, ”noted the vice-president and chief sports officer of the CFM, Olivier Renard.
At 25, Herrera has played 27 games for Salt Lake in 2022, including 25 as a starter. He had three assists. Since his arrival in MLS in 2017, the American has played a total of 124 games, compiling one goal and 19 assists.
This is not the first time that the Montreal club has tried to acquire it, Renard has also made known. “We are therefore very pleased that this transaction has materialized today. »