Another big name from Premier League is coming to Major League Soccer. Montreal Impact announced on Tuesday that the club acquired midfielder Victor Wanyama from Tottenham Hotspur.
According to the official announcement, Wanyama joins Impact on a free transfer. The Kenyan will fill in the club’s third Designated Player spot.
Wanyama comes to MLS after a disappointing first half of 2019/20 season in which he only made four appearances in all competitions.
“I’m really happy to join an exciting club like the Montreal Impact,” said Wanyama. “MLS continues to grow every season and I’m looking forward to bringing further awareness to this team, city and league across Africa.”
Victor Wanyama joins an ambitious Montreal Impact core that also features former Inter Milan midfielder Saphir Taider and former Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic. The club also previously brought in former Arsenal legend and Monaco manager Thierry Henry to help the team. Impact hopes this overhaul will bring them their first playoff appearance since 2016.
Wanyama played in Belgium and Scotland before coming to Premier League and signing with Southampton. After several seasons of impressive showing with the club, he was a subject of a $14 million transfer that landed him with Tottenham in 2016.
Although he was a regular part of the team’s rotation in his first few years with Tottenham, Wanyama saw his minutes diminish in recent seasons. He played 97 games for the club, scoring seven goals.
