With the Columbus Crew Cucho Hernandez striker would have on the way to the real Betis, this is a decision that also shows where Major League Soccer wants to be as a league. The crew showed its ambition to sign Cucho de Watford for club fees of $ 10 million when the Colombian striker was only 22 years old. At the time, the designated players were generally at their peak or the twilight of their career, but he arrived after scoring five goals in 25 Premier League appearances for the English club.
Coming in Major League Soccer and instantly successful with consecutive seasons of more than 20 goal contributions, Cucho led the crew to an MLS Cup title in 2023, a Legue Cup title in 2024 and an appearance in the Champions of the Cup Final Concacaf during the same season. Becoming an unstoppable force in the league, Cucho is one of the reasons why the crew was able to follow the larger expenses like Inter Miami despite the loss of key contributors like Aidan Morris and Lucas Zelarayan during his stay there.
With fees of $ 16 million reported for the 25 -year -old striker, not only would it be a club record for the crew, but they would also earn money on their investment after winning trophies. With additional costs for its performance and sales costs, it is a decision that is too logical to make. Add a better head coach to Wilfried Nancy and the crew would trust to find a higher advantage that can match his ambitions.
It might seem that it is a defeat for the league with a better player like Cucho who leaves just before the start of the season, but part of this is due to the MLS which does not start its season at the same time as the rest of the world. This is a time when teams around the world seek to strengthen extensible races and addition like Cucho could help Betis put pressure for a European trophy in the league of the conference.
If it succeeds, it would be only another brand in favor of the MLS as a league to improve the position of a player allowing the recruitment of more young stars. Even with regard to the costs, Taty Castellanos had to spend a year on loan to Girona before moving to the Lazio of the New York City FC while Cucho proved to be such a degree that a Liga team is arranged at the ‘Add directly from Columbus.
Cucho will also have a better chance to push to become the first nine of the Colombian national team while playing consistent minutes at La Liga. He did not get many looks for the side in the MLS, and with Jhon Duran in Al-Nassr, it is a wide open race with the 2026 World Cup on the horizon.
In the end, this is a good sign for the growth of the league. The incoming transfer record has already been broken with Kevin Denkey joining FC Cincinnati and the Cucho movement will also enter the top 10 outgoing record sales in the history of the League. He will come a time when players like him will stay in the league longer as he grows up, but it is important for MLS to also recognize their place on the world market.
Obtaining two complete seasons and trophies from an import like Cucho, then selling for a profit is an undeniable success. The teams improve by bringing the right players to come for their incoming record transactions and as long as it continues, there will be no shortage of stars marketable in the league. Thiago Almada left for Botafogo and Atlanta United continued to strike Lionel Messi and Inter Miami of the MLS Cup qualifiers. The crew will even advance without Cucho and with the funds to find the next star abroad.