Impact get veteran striker Maximiliano Urruti in trade with FC Dallas for cash

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FC Dallas forward Maximiliano Urruti has words with referee Alan Kelly during the first half of the team's MLS soccer playoff match against the Portland Timbers in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Urruti was acquired by the Montreal Impact on Sunday. (Cooper Neill/AP)

MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact acquired Argentine striker Maximiliano Urruti from FC Dallas on Sunday, in exchange for US$75,000 in targeted allocation money and a first-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

His acquisition will be confirmed after he receives his international transfer certificate and undergoes his medical.

"I am very satisfied with Maximiliano Urruti’s arrival to the team," said Impact head coach Remi Garde. "His experience in the league, his winning mentality, and his qualities as a finisher will be considerably useful for our group."

Urruti has 44 goals and 25 assists in 162 season games, including 118 starts, and 10,580 minutes through his five and a half MLS seasons. He has also scored twice in nine MLS Cup Playoff games, helping the Portland Timbers win their first ever MLS Cup title in 2015.

More recently, Urruti has been DC Dallas’s scoring leader in each of the past three seasons, with a production of nine, 12 and eight goals, while leading his team with 11 assists in 2018.

His 29 goals put him amongst the top 15 MLS finishers, and tied for 11th, over the last three seasons.

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