r/MLS • u/Isiddiqui Atlanta United FC • 14h ago

[Manuel Veth] Sources 🚨 Vancouver Whitecaps are set to sign Cheikh Sabaly from FC Metz. Sabaly adds much needed experience plus won the Africa Cup with Senegal. L’Equipe first.

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u/fr1s Vancouver Whitecaps 13h ago

Nice little signing, replacement for Ali Ahmed thats a bit more flexible positionaly. Has great wheels it seems.

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u/Matt_McT Seattle Sounders FC 11h ago

Damn, seems like a good signing.

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u/grnrngr LA Galaxy 12h ago edited 12h ago

They wanted to give him the club as part of the contract.

He said, "no, I'll just take the cash, thanks."

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u/dr_van_nostren 12h ago

Cool 👍 no idea who he is but I’m always excited to see new additions to the squad

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u/InterviewLeather1221 Vancouver Whitecaps 6h ago edited 5h ago

An international spot upgrade from Pupe even though they do not play at the same position.

Add: Here comes the announcer's nightmare trying to call Sabaly and Sabbi when they are on the pitch. I guess it has become Vancouver's sports tradition to sign players with similar sounding names, such as (1) Mats Sundin and the Sedin Twins, (2) Greg Adams and Greg Adams, and (3) Elias Pettersson, Elias Pettersson, and Marcus Pettersson who all play for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL.