As Expected Keita Won't Be In Colorado, But Now Ireland?

After spending essentially the whole offseason training with an Austrian Bundesliga club it was fairly obvious Aboubacar Keita would not be in the plans for the Rapids this season.  What wasn't foreseen is that his new location would be Bohemian FC in the League of Ireland, not Austria.  The move was made official today with both Colorado and Bohemian announcing a one year loan with a right of recall.  Other reports are that there is no option to buy in the deal.

Bohemian needs a center back after Rob Cornwall blew out his knee.  Before moving to Ireland Cornwall's last team was the Northern Colorado Hailstorm.  The Centennial state seems to be a popular recruitment spot for the Irish side.

I'm not sure what it says about Keita though if he's moving to get playing time in a league that has recently pulled from the USL1, a league two levels lower than MLS and roughly equivalent to the MLS Next Pro Rapids 2 side Keita would likely get time with in Colorado.  It does seem that Keita is focused on making a move to Europe and this is certainly going to give him more of a shop window than playing for R2 would.

In unrelated news the Rapids made the formal announcement of the coaching staff today.  The notable piece of news is that Wolde Harris was not retained by Chris Armas.  You can always expect some turnover when a new coach comes in, but its always hard to see a former player now coach move on.