John Ellinger, An assistant coach for FC Dallas had this to say.

“Our priority is to find a high-quality striker, who can play immediately and Ortega has these characteristics.  We want to sign a player who can make an impact, and who is also experienced, so that he can be complemented by Kenny Cooper. Although we understand that an international superstar like Ortega, who is as popular as Diego Maradona in Argentina, is costly.”

Ortega is set to make roughly three times what he currently makes in Argentina, something that should seem very attractive.  Ortega would be Dallas’s designated player and would earn approximately $1.5 million.  Another thing that might attract Ortega to Dallas is the chance to gain serious playing time.  Ortega has been languishing on the bench for River and is not happy about it.

John Ellinger made the long trip to Punta Del Este in Uraguay  (River is having their pre-season there) to attempt to convince Ortega to join Dallas.  Reports have said the talks were positive and a deal is in the works.

What do you think about Ortega coming to Dallas?  Are you happy to see Dallas taking soccer seriously?  Will Ortega be a good compliment to Kenny Cooper?  Any thoughts go below.

Hot dogs and soccer, that’s really why we all love fourth of July. Feel free to leave your thoughts about Friday’s MLS action below.
Now we take a trip to the Mile High City to see Colorado and New York.  Colorado can’t seem to win a game but showed what they can do against New York.  We know that Juan Carlos Osorio has some transfers coming in on the 15th and they really could use them sooner.

Our final stop on this holiday weekend is LA. A visit to Beckham and Posh and oh right, the Galaxy. Galaxy fans are not happy with LA’s loss to DC United, and will feel even worse after their game against New England. New England on the other hand is peeking nicely, right in time for Superliga which begins next weekend.