Columbus Crew today announced that it has acquired up to $1.4 million in General Allocation Money (GAM) from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Gyasi Zardes. As part of the trade, the Crew will receive a guaranteed $300,000 in 2022 GAM and could also receive up to an additional $1.1M in GAM if Zardes reaches multiple performance metrics during his time with the Rapids. The transaction opens a Designated Player spot on the Crew roster and the Rapids will pick up the remainder of Zardes’ full budget charge for the 2022 MLS season. Zardes, who was in the last year of his contract with the Black & Gold, leaves the Crew as the player with the fourth-most regular-season goals (54), behind only Jeff Cunningham (64), Brian McBride (62) and Federico Higuain (55).
Columbus Crew acquires up to $1.4 million in General Allocation Money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for Gyasi Zardes – Columbus Crew
