The Portland Timbers have successfully reached an agreement with Club América to secure the services of Uruguay forward Jonathan Rodríguez. Sources have confirmed that Rodríguez, who trained with América's U-23 squad on Monday, is finalizing a four-year designated player deal with the Timbers and is expected to travel to Portland later this week.
Reports indicate that the clubs had a pre-existing agreement in place for a $6 million transfer fee for the 30-year-old striker since last Friday. Rodríguez did not accompany the team to Guadalajara for the recent 3-0 victory over Chivas in the National Clasico, a part of the Concacaf Champions Cup, and was also absent from América's triumph over Tigres UANL last Sunday.
