Play along with me here. Assume for the moment that the Falcao to Columbus Crew transfer rumours are actually true and that Columbus actually pulls the trigger on the deal and makes it happen. Where exactly does that leave Kei Kamara? As speculated earlier today, the arrival of Falcao would have a huge impact on the Columbus team but particularly on Kei Kamara. Kamara could play outside as suggested, or part of a two striker system potentially. Or perhaps, just maybe, Kamara might look to move on. Remember that Columbus was not necessarily Kamara’s first choice of destination when he returned to the MLS. Due to the murky rules concerning MLS re-entry, Columbus held the top spot in the allocation order and chose to exercise their right to acquire Kamara. So where rumour has it did Kamara actually hope to land when he returned to the MLS? A number of destinations were rumoured at the time including his old home/club in Kansas City and rumour has it, yes you guessed it, Vancouver.
Now if Columbus and Kamara did decide to move on, moving on to Kansas City could cause many of the same problems that could potentially happen at Columbus. They already play a 4-2-3-1 with Dom Dwyer at the top forcing them to possibly make changes that they wouldn’t want to do. That leaves another possible option: Vancouver. The Whitecaps are in desperate need of more scoring and in desperate need of a target man who can score with his head and with a proven scoring ability in the league and Kamara fits that bill to a tee.
Acquiring Kamara along with the current supporting cast up front (Manneh, Kudo, Rivero, etc.) as well as one of the stingiest defences in the MLS would make the Whitecaps an instant cup contender and IMHO would be worth breaking the bank and using whatever TAM money is left to pay down one of their current DPs. So if Kamara was willing, could a deal be worked out between Columbus and Vancouver to bring Kamara to Vancouver if Falcoa does actually appear on the scene? Sure. With ample resources and attractive tradable assets (Koffie, Mattocks, Dean, draft picks, etc.), I’m sure a deal could be worked out. As such, I’m secretly hoping that Falcao actually lands in Columbus as it could lead to a chain of events that could lead to one of the best things that potentially could ever happen to the Whitecaps: Acquiring Kei Kamara.
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