Toronto FC signs Chris Mavinga, a defender with history good and bad
Toronto FC has signed French-born Congolese international Chris Mavinga, a defender whose resume includes some big-name clubs but also a few missteps.
Mavinga is the first major off-season signing for the MLS Cup runners-up. For Toronto, the signing offers some defensive insurance at the very least — with the plus-side hope the 25-year-old can live up to past billing.
In 2009, a highly recruited Mavinga left Paris Saint-Germain for Liverpool. Despite impressing with the reserves, he never played a first-team game for the Reds.
Seven years and five clubs later, Mavinga finds himself with another set of Reds in Major League Soccer.