More than 50-50 Chance that Red Bulls Will Sign Rafa Marquez from Barcelona and Mexico’s Villain Captain

Word on the street is that the New York Red Bulls are on the verge of signing a third designated player. That player may be Rafa Marquez, center-back/defensive midfielder from Barcelona and Mexico’s captain. Under current MLS rules teams can sign a third designated player but pay a fee to the league the will be split among other teams. A release will have to be negotiated to sign Marquez from the La Liga giants. Things will get very interesting at Red Bull Arena. How can I root for this guy too? As reported by newyorkredbulls.com and nypost.com:

Soler also discussed that a third designated player could be a part of the summer signing spree for the Red Bulls. The sporting director told reporters that the target before the World Cup had always been to sign two marquee players. He revealed that the player of interest is a midfielder.

“I think it’s more than 50-50,” Soler said of whether a third designated player, the mystery midfielder, would be signed.
The rumor mill says that Mexican international Rafael Marquez is the player of interest. Soler fueled this speculation that it could be Marquez by commenting that the player can man a number of positions all over the field.