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Columbus Crew complete transfer with LAFC for allocation money

brian hedger, columbus dispatch
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Jul 23, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew players salute the fans following the Leagues Cup match against the St. Louis City at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-1.
Jul 23, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew players salute the fans following the Leagues Cup match against the St. Louis City at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-1.

The Crew completed another transfer Thursday, but this one didn’t involve a player.

Columbus received $150,000 in allocation money from Los Angeles Football Club in exchange for an international roster slot, which was announced as the latest bit of Crew activity within the July 5 to Aug. 2 secondary transfer window.

Jul 23, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew defender Yevhen Cheberko (21) dribbles upfield in his team debut during the second half of the Leagues Cup match against the St. Louis City at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-1.
Jul 23, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew defender Yevhen Cheberko (21) dribbles upfield in his team debut during the second half of the Leagues Cup match against the St. Louis City at Lower.com Field. The Crew won 2-1.

Since it opened, the Crew agreed to transfer defender Milos Degenek to Red Star Belgrade in Serbia for a reported $500,000, agreed to terminate goalkeeper Eloy Room’s contract and acquired veteran midfielder Julian Gressel from the Vancouver Whitecaps for $550,000 in allocation money.

Jul 23, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew’s newly acquired midfielder Julian Gressel arrives with his family prior to the Leagues Cup matchup against the St. Louis City at Lower.com Field.
Jul 23, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew’s newly acquired midfielder Julian Gressel arrives with his family prior to the Leagues Cup matchup against the St. Louis City at Lower.com Field.

Columbus also signed Ukrainian center back Yevhen Cheberko, 25, on June 9 from NK Osijek in the Croatian First Division. The second of two MLS transfer windows closes Wednesday, two days after the Crew play Liga MX powerhouse Club América in a Leagues Cup match Monday at Lower.com Field.

Gressel could make his Crew debut during that match and Cherberko could make his second appearance since joining Columbus.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Crew add allocation money in transfer agreement with LAFC