Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath said the club has placed an emphasis on two or three transfer targets with the summer transfer window opening a week from Sunday.

The Loons’ objectives are to fill needs at left back and attacking midfielder, a source told the Pioneer Press. Minnesota created options for transactions by trading left back Francisco Calvo to the Chicago Fire and loaning attacking midfielder Romario Ibarra to Pachuca in Mexico.

“The window is important for us,” Heath said Friday. “We made two or three targets pretty much a priority. We are making headway in that. … But if we get the people we’ve identified, I will be really, really pleased.”

A source shot down a rumor that the Loons were among a handful of MLS clubs pursing attacker Keanu Marsh-Brown, a member of Guyana’s national team who played against the U.S. in the CONCACAF Gold Cup at Allianz Field on June 18. Marsh-Brown’s current club team is Newport County in England’s fourth division.

The sooner Minnesota is able to finalize deals with its current targets, the club and those players will be able to work on visas and other necessary immigration paperwork.

“It’s just not a case of them signing them and the next week they can play,” Heath said. “We got to go through all the visa stuff and applications, et cetera.”

United has three open spots on the senior roster and two vacant international slots. The transfer window runs from July 7 to Aug. 7.

GASPER STANDS OUT

Rookie left back Chase Gaper made his first MLS start in Minnesota’s 7-1 win over FC Cincinnati on Saturday.

“I think Chase Gasper was arguably our best player,” Heath said. “He was outstanding.”

Heath credited Gasper with being in the right spots defensively as well as his passing to winger Miguel Ibarra.

DANLADI’S LATEST INJURY

There is an important distinction with Abu Danladi’s latest injury: It’s to his groin, not another strain to his hamstring — the routine malady that has often sidelined him during his three years in MLS.

Danladi was hurt in Minnesota’s 2-1 friendly win over USL affiliate Forward Madison on Tuesday. He exited in the 26th minute of the exhibition.

“Obviously predominantly his injuries center around his hamstrings on both sides, but this is his groin,” Heath said. “So that makes us a little bit more hopeful that it’s not going to be a long-lasting injury.”

Danladi and Collin Martin (ankle) were out for Saturday’s game.

BRIEFLY

Heath said the club had no injury concerns coming out of Saturday’s game. … The announced attendance of 19,778 was the eighth sellout at Allianz Field in eight home games.