Updates provided by MLSsoccer.com as of December 13, 2017
There are 12 different ways for your team to sign a new player, but one of the most frequently used is via trade – below is a list of all trades for the 2018 MLS season.
| Transaction date: 12/13/2017 | |
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| CLB | Columbus receive: GK Jon Kempin |
| LA | LA Galaxy receive: Fourth-round pick in 2018 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/13/2017 | |
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| ATL | Atlanta receive: M Darlington Nagbe, D Gbenga Arokoyo |
| POR | Portland receive: $650,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money, $100,000 in 2018 General Allocation Money, $300,000 in 2018 Targeted Allocation Money, $600,000 in future Targeted Allocation Money based on Nagbe's performance with ATLUTD, 2018 international roster slot |
| Transaction date: 12/12/2017 | |
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| LAFC | LAFC receive: D Laurent Ciman |
| MTL | Montreal receive: D Jukka Raitala, D/M Raheem Edwards |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| DC | D.C. United receive: F Darren Mattocks |
| POR | Portland receive: 2018 international roster spot |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| ATL | Atlanta receive: M Kevin Oliveira, D Tyler Pasher, SKC's natural second-round pick in the 2018 SuperDraft |
| SKC | Sporting KC receive: F Kenwyne Jones, GK Alex Tambakis, ATL's natural fourth-round pick in the 2021 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| HOU | Houston receive: M Arturo Alvarez |
| CHI | Chicago receive: HOU's natural second-round pick in the 2019 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| ATL | Atlanta receive: LAFC’s natural fourth-round pick in the 2018 SuperDraft |
| LFC | LAFC receive: 2018 international slot |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| LFC | LAFC receive: D Walker Zimmerman, No. 11 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking |
| DAL | FC Dallas receive: $250,000 in General Allocation Money, $250,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and the No. 1 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| VAN | Vancouver receive: F Kei Kamara |
| NE | New England receive: Vancouver's natural 1st round pick in the 2019 SuperDraft, conditional 2nd round pick in the 2020 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| MIN | Minnesota receive: M Harrison Heath |
| ATL | Atlanta receive: MIN's natural 4th round pick in the 2019 SuperDraft |
| Transaction date: 12/10/2017 | |
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| DC | D.C. United receive: D Frederic Brillant |
| NYC | NYCFC receive: $75,000 of General Allocation Money, 2018 international slot |
| Transaction date: 11/30/2017 | |
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| VAN | Vancouver receive: MLS right of first refusal to F Anthony Blondell |
| DAL | FC Dallas receive: $50,000 of General Allocation Money |
