With training camp well underway, Vancouver Whitecaps FC added another figure to the puzzle in Ghanaian midfielder Leonard Owusu, who arrives from Israeli Premier League side FC Ashdod through the use of Targeted Allocation Money.

"Leonard is focused on improving and moving forward in his career step-by-step," said Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster. "He is from a very good academy in Ghana, performed well playing aboard in Israel, and now is the right time for him to take on a new challenge in Vancouver. His characteristics - strong, powerful, (and) dynamic - fit the profile we look for in his position. We are looking forward to having Leonard join our group."