Carlos Vela and the best MLS newcomers

27 feb 2018

With the 22nd season of Major League Soccer beginning this weekend, calciomercato.com takes a look at the five best players to join the North American league.

In recent years, MLS has taken giant steps towards shedding the dreaded ‘retirement league’ moniker which has plagued it since its inception in 1996. Though their have been recent backwards steps (Andrea Pirlo, Kaka, Nigel de Jong, Tim Howard, etc.), this year’s crop of high-priced stars shows that it continues to trend in the right direction.

Click the gallery to see the five most impactful signings of the MLS offseason.