Just when you thought Real Salt Lake was done making roster moves

Will Johnson?

RSL set to acquire Will Johnson soccerbyives.net
Real Salt Lake has emerged as the front-runner to land the services of Canadian striker Will Johnson.

RSL is set to strike a deal with the Chicago Fire for the rights to Johnson, who signed with MLS last week and whose rights are held by the Fire, sources told SBI on Friday. Johnson played for Chicago before going to Dutch club Herenveen in 2006. Details of the deal are still unknown.

Will Johnson profile wikipedia.org

Will Johnson profile canadasoccer.com

So the question is will Ives be right this time, he has improved his record lately but he has been involved in a number of other RSL rumors that proved to be false, but this one could make a lot of sense. First Chicago just signed Brian McBride and has some young talent at forward; the trade window for MLS teams is still open despite the “international window” being closed. Will would fit in well with a deep group of very young strikers (he is just 21), and that is what Jason was looking for.

More on this if I get any more details.

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