CF Montreal boosts offence with addition of 2018 MLS MVP Josef Martinez

MONTREAL — CF Montréal’s offensive rebuild continues with the addition of Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez.

The Major League Soccer club announced it has signed the prolific goal scorer to a one-year deal, including an option, using targeted allocation money.

The 30-year-old Martinez has 105 career goals, ninth-most in league history, over 161 MLS games with Atlanta United and Inter Miami.

He was MLS’s most valuable player in 2018, when he had 31 goals in 34 regular-season games with Atlanta and scored the winning goal of the MLS Cup.