Toronto FC president admits club needs second goal scorer following MLS Cup loss

They may have exceeded expectations by reaching the MLS Cup Final in 2019, but as their 3-1 loss to the Seattle Sounders indicated: they need to find another reliable scorer.

Toronto FC president Bill Manning admits that acquiring offensive talent is his number one priority this offseason.

“We still do miss that second goal-scorer. And that’s something we’re going to address in this winter window. That’s why I say we’re not complete yet. I do think we still need one more window to further strengthen the team.” said Manning.

“That’s one of the things we’re finding is when the big guy (Altidore) doesn’t score, we’re in trouble…We had that combination with Sebastian (Giovinco) and Jozy in the past so that is something we’re going to look at this off-season.”

This past season, Alejandro Pozuelo lead the club with 12 goals. Injured Jozy Altidore trailed him with 11. Aside from that, nobody on Toronto FC exceeded six goals. In the MLS Cup Final, they were only able to scrape one goal together when it mattered the most.