The Montreal Impact are bringing back their MVP from last season.
The team announced Monday that Argentine midfielder Andrés Romero has signed a multi-year contract after completing his transfer from Brazilian club Tombense FC. The deal will be confirmed upon receipt of his international transfer certificate. As per MLS policy, details of the deal were not disclosed.
In his second season in MLS last year, Romero, 25, set several personal bests, finishing as the third-leading scorer on the team with six goals and three assists in 29 games (25 starts).
“We are very pleased to have secured Andres' permanent transfer from Tombense FC,” Impact head coach and director of player personnel Frank Klopas said in a statement. “I was confident that we would reach an agreement. Andrés did great things in 2014, and we believe he will continue to help this team in the future.”
Romero also finished as the league leader in shots on goal percentage at 64.5 percent, with 20 shots on frame in 31 attempts.
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Romero helped the team win a second consecutive Canadian championship, playing three games, two as a starter. He then tallied one goal and one assist in four games in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage.
Before his arrival with the Impact in 2013, he previously played in Brazil’s first and second divisions, as well as in the Argentine first division with Argentinos Junior. He also played five games with the Argentine U-20 national team, including two starts in the U-20 Sudamericano Championships in 2009.
