First the bad. In the last couple of weeks Aboubacar Keita had surgery for a blown ACL and Ollie Larraz had surgery for a compound fracture of his leg. As we saw with Galvan, Keita's injury will keep him out for the season, while Larraz is expected to be out for 12 weeks before he can begin training again. So at best we see him late this season.
Two significant knocks to our depth, especially on the back line as Keita was expected to be the first choice off the bench if Wilson/Trusty/Abubakar were to miss any significant time. Instead, like we saw this weekend, Rosenberry is moving inside and Beitashour or others will take his role at right wingback. This will become quite concerning once Trusty leaves for Arsenal (or more accurately, wherever Arsenal loans him) in July. I would expect a move for a centerback in the summer window (if not before) much like have we brought Esteves in as Vines left last year. Or I suppose there's a possibility that Arsenal extends Trusty's loan here.
Some help at left back has arrived with our newest homegrown signing. This actually happened just before the home opener against Atlanta but I didn't get a chance to cover it until now. 18 year old Jackson Travis became the 16th homegrown signing in club history. He joined the Academy in 2020 out of Jackson, Mississippi and signed a 4 year deal with 2 option years. Given our success at LB with Vines and the early returns on Esteves hopefully he follows in their footsteps.
The final bit of roster news is from Rapids 2, who have signed striker Michael Harris from Derry City in the Irish league. He's a 19-year old Irishman who had 2 senior appearances with Derry City before making the move over the pond. It will be interesting to see how his game translates to the U.S.
Back to normal coverage tomorrow with a preview of Saturday's Houston match.
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