Minnesota United FC coach Adrian Heath has been hinting for weeks at a "huge" signing.
Who that player is might have finally been revealed, and along with him comes a reginal connection.
The Loons have nabbed midfielder Kevin Molino and goalkeeper Patrick McLain from Orlando City SC, Heath's former club, in exchange for $650,000 — $450,000 in General Allocation Money and $200,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.
McLain, 28, is 6-3, 205 pounds and a native of Eau Claire, Wis. He played minimal time for Chivas USA in 2012 and 2013 before spending the next two seasons in the USL with the Orange County Blues and Sacramento Republic FC, where he became the full-time starter. He played one match for Chicago Fire in 2016 before Orlando took him in the Re-Entry Draft this past December.
But the Loons have their primary goalkeeper plans centered on John Alvbage, 34, who is expected to arrive in camp on loan from IFK Goteborg.
