Reds Acquire 7 Players in MLS Expansion Draft

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Toronto FC has selected seven players for Friday’s MLS expansion draft. Among them are many Reds who will not come back to the club no matter what happens in the draft.

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On the expansion side, St. Louis City SC will be able to select up to five players from the MLS qualified player pool of 263 players from 23 clubs. Five teams are exempt from losing players after their players were selected by Charlotte FC in the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft: Austin FC, Atlanta United, DC United, Los Angeles Football Club and New York City FC.

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Players available from the TFC roster are forward Ifnanachi Achara, defenders Auro Jr. Kadin Chong and Donil Henry, goalkeepers Alex Bono, Quentin Westberg and Greg Ranjitsingh.

Last month, the TFC announced that Bono, Westberg and Henry were out of contract at the end of the year and would not be returning to the club, but after LAFC sacked him on July 3, Henry will no longer be under contract with MLS. and he is eligible to pass. abandoned again. Auro Jr. has been loaned to Brazilian club Santos FC, and the TFC must decide by his MLS deadline on November 14 whether he will exercise or decline his contract option for 2023. not. The Reds have rejected Achara’s contract option for him in 2023. Of the seven Reds available for the expansion draft, only Chong and Ranjit Singh have contracts guaranteed for the 2023 season.

– Steve Buffery