Real Monarchs put pen to paper on three deals this week, and each of them offers something interesting about the future of MLS, USL and Real Monarchs.
Nick Besler, the early draft pick, joins having not truly made it at an MLS club. Sebastian Velasquez, the former MLS player, joins with experience and opportunity. Charles Boateng, the Ghanaian loan, shows positive signs for young international development.
Nick Besler, fifth draft pick in 2015?
There’s an issue in MLS. High draft picks are basically a roll of the dice, and this applies just as much to Nick Besler as it does to, say, Nik Besagno — our first-choice draft pick in our debut year, 2005.