Toronto FC rewards defender Chris Mavinga with a new contract
Toronto FC has rewarded French-born Congolese defender Chris Mavinga with an improved contract.
The MLS club called it a multi-year contract extension but a source confirmed that Mavinga’s existing deal has been torn up and replaced with a new one with an extra year of term.
The 26-year-old joined the MLS champions ahead of the last season, moving on a transfer from Russia’s Rubin Kazan in January 2017.
After an uneven start, he become a fixture in the Toronto backline and played in 31 regular-season and playoff games in 2017. Left-footed and blessed with good speed, Mavinga has proved to be a calming influence in the Toronto defence.