Jan 20, 2018
Galaxy trade Zardes to Crew for Kamara
The LA Galaxy have traded forward Gyasi Zardes to the Columbus Crew in exchange for forward Ola Kamara. The Crew also received $400,000 in targeted allocation money in the deal on Saturday. Zardes is a Los Angeles-area native who spent the past five seasons with the Galaxy after emerging from their youth academy.
The Canadian Press
CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy have traded forward Gyasi Zardes to the Columbus Crew in exchange for forward Ola Kamara.
The Crew also received $400,000 in targeted allocation money in the deal on Saturday.
Zardes is a Los Angeles-area native who spent the past five seasons with the Galaxy after emerging from their youth academy. He has scored 34 goals in 131 regular-season appearances, becoming a fan favourite.
Zardes also earned a regular role with the U.S. national team, making 37 appearances since January 2015.
But Zardes' production declined last season. He scored only two goals in 24 appearances while the five-time champion Galaxy dropped to the bottom of the MLS standings.
Kamara, a 28-year-old Norwegian, has scored 34 goals in 59 games over two strong seasons in Columbus.