The signing of designated player Cucho Hernandez means more than just a record signing for the Columbus Crew. It's potentially legacy defining.
“As good as Cucho is, we believe he can be even better in MLS,” Bezbatchenko said in a statement. “There were many teams from top leagues around the world who were after Cucho and it is a testament to the ambitious project we have created in Columbus that he chose to come here.”
If Hernandez plays as many expect, he can be the driving force toward multiple trophies alongside Lucas Zelarayan and Darlington Nagbe and cementing this as the golden era of the Crew. If he doesn’t perform it will be Bezbatchenko, Porter and most of all Dee and Jimmy Haslam who bear the brunt of the blame."A designated player rarely takes time to adapt,” Porter said in April. “You saw that with Lucas Zelarayan. You see that with almost every designated player in the league.
. And assuming the transfer fee correlates with the salary, which it normally does — especially for a young player coming from Europe at the position that commands the most money — the Crew should have two players likely making more than $3 million per season.
Now they have the reinforcements, and an attacking duo in Zelarayan and Hernandez that should command several sellout crowds through the 3 ½ seasons left on their contracts. It’s time for results.
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