Yao is currently with the \u0027Caps as they prepare for the season in Marbella, Spain, and said he feels like he\u0027s fitting in well.
Though the club took 39 points from 26 games down the stretch last season, it finished with a disappointing 12-15-7 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The Whitecaps looked to bolster their back line Monday when they signed Uruguayan centre back Mathias Laborda to a two-year contract. Earlier in the off-season, the club picked up Canadian centre back Karifa Yao from CF Montreal in the MLS re-entry draft. “Things happen differently,” said the six-foot-two, 180-pound defender. “So, at least I played a lot of games, I learned a lot of things. And a new opportunity came and I take it. And now I need to continue to keep working hard so more opportunities can come.”
On Friday, the young Canadian trained alongside Salif Sane, a Senegalese international who spent nearly a decade playing in Germany’s Bundesliga before his career was derailed by injuries. “He gets a chance to train with us here on a very high level. And he’s used here like a full-squad player, so he can test himself out, his body out. Is his body ready after all those injuries to tolerate such a load? And the load in camp is very high.Article content
With Cavallini gone, Vancouver has an open designated player position — and an offensive void. The Toronto native led the ‘Caps in scoring with nine goals last season.Article content“You know those players are rare and those who have scored a bunch of goals are also very attractive for everyone in the market,” he said, noting that strikers are always expensive.
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