Overview
- CF Montréal confirmed the signing of 37-year-old Alexis Sánchez as a Designated Player on Tuesday, making him one of the club’s up-to-three roster slots that can exceed MLS salary-cap limits.
- The club reported that Sánchez trained with the team, exceeded physical tests and will be included in the matchday squad with a likely debut coming within days.
- Montréal’s sporting leadership says the signing targets an immediate boost to a team that ranks near the bottom of the Eastern Conference in goals scored and needs a proven finisher.
- Sánchez, Chile’s leading appearance-maker and top scorer with a long career at clubs including Arsenal, Barcelona and Inter Milan, said he joined MLS to play alongside other high-profile talents and to push for team success.
- The move fits a wider MLS pattern of late-career international stars joining the league and could bring short-term on-field impact, mentoring for younger players and increased commercial attention for CF Montréal.