Toronto FC continues to impress an confuse us with their myriad of offseason moves. Coming off a rather accomplished SuperDraft, coach turned GM Mo Johnston has been opening up cap space to bring in a number of foreign players over the course of the first half. The goal is to leverage Toronto's additional foreign player capacity into talent on the pitch, but the first real signing of the season is kind of a head scratcher.Laurent Robert, formerly of Newcastle, Benfica, and Derby County, is set to salvage what's left of his career at BMO Field. The 32 year old Robert is set to replace Ronnie O'Brien in the midfield and will likely cost the cap space earned in the accompanying trade to San Jose. We're not criticizing an EPL caliber player, or his pedigree, but at first glance it looks like Mo traded O'Brien for an older, more expensive English version of the midfielder. WE would also find it hard to believe that the signing is really raising the profile of the club from a marketing standpoint.
(HT: Toronto Star)
