As expected the Rapids announced the loan deal to bring Brazilian LB Lucas Esteves to the Rapids today. The loan is for essentially one year, expiring at the end of June next year, and the Rapids have an option to buy him in the deal. I expect that the rest of this season will essentially be a trial for him and we'd buy him on the offseason and get him on a contract that syncs up with the MLS season.
Esteves came up through the Palmieras youth system and has made 27 appearances with the first team since 2019. He was also invited to Brazil's national team camp before the Copa America but has not yet been capped. He won't be available tomorrow but I would hope it won't take long to get his visa sorted out.
Also today the Rapids loaned Ollie Larraz to the San Diego Loyal for the rest of the season. I'm a little surprised by the move as Larraz has gotten a few appearances this season. But this could be a case of having two players leave (Vines, Benezet) and adding three (Kaye, Badji, Esteves) and needing a free roster spot. Also with the addition of Kaye the number of available minutes in midfield for somebody like Larraz is going to drop. I'm excited for him to get some time under Loyal manager Landon Donovan though. I gave LD a lot of crap during his career, some unfairly so during his break for his mental health, but since he took over as the manager of the Loyal he's been nothing but great. Larraz could learn a lot from him.
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