VANCOUVER — The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Whitecaps have acquired US$50,000 of 2020 targeted allocation money from Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Zac MacMath.
The 28-year-old MacMath spent one season with the Whitecaps, making eight starts after being acquired in a December 2018 trade with the Colorado Rapids.
Targeted allocation money is a salary cap mechanism established to help clubs bring top players into the league without using a designated player spot.
The Whitecaps currently have two goalkeepers on their MLS roster in Maxime Crepeau and Thomas Hasal.
The move comes a day after the Whitecaps signed Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini to a designated player spot.
"We're thankful for Zac’s contributions to the club during his time in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»and wish him the best in Salt Lake," Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos said in a statement.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2019.
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