New England Revolution head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena has been busy investing the membership’s surplus capital on offseason acquisitions.
The Revolution acquired defender Dave Romney from Nashville SC on Thursday in trade for $250,000 in General Allocation Money and $275,000 in 2024 GAM. Arena despatched $400,000 in GAM to Los Angeles FC on Tuesday in trade for midfielder Latif Blessing.
Romney, 29, is a veteran of 171 MLS matches with 155 begins throughout his stints with the LA Galaxy (2015-19) and Nashville the final three seasons. Romney has scored seven targets with 13 assists and amassed an ironman 14,000 minutes of pitch time with six further postseason begins. Romney is from Irvine, Calif., and performed collegiately on the University of San Francisco.
“Dave Romney is a reliable and quality defender in our league (and) he will be a great addition to our roster,” mentioned Arena.
Arena additionally resigned midfielder Nacho Gil to a two-year contract by way of 2024 with a one-year possibility in 2025. Gil, 27, is the youthful brother of Revolution playmaker and 2021 league MVP Carles Gil. He joined the membership in August of 2022 season and made 4 appearances with two begins. Gil made 101 appearances with La Liga 2 in Spain earlier than leaping to MLS.
“He is a talented wide attacking player and a very good teammate,” mentioned Arena.
— RICH THOMPSON
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