PHILADELPHIA — The Montreal Impact and Toronto FC opted to forgo their first-round picks at the MLS SuperDraft on Friday, trading them away for money to finance other player acquisitions. The Impact sent the fourth overall selection to FC Dallas for US$200,00 in general allocation money and the seventh to Minnesota United for $150,000 in targeted allocation money. GM Tim Bezbatchenko said trading his first-round pick was a successful gamble that he could get Kubel five picks later. Los Angeles FC took Portuguese defender Joao Moutinho from the University of Akron first overall. Montreal traded the fourth overall pick to FC Dallas for US$200,00 in general allocation money.

Source: National Post January 19, 2018 16:39 UTC