As the secondary transfer window nears its deadline, the Chicago Fire are in discussions with Mexico national team center back Hector Moreno to join the club, league sources told The Athletic.



Moreno currently plays for Real Sociedad in Spain’s La Liga. The 30-year-old center back has 95 caps with the Mexican national team, including three appearances at the 2018 World Cup this summer. Moreno did not play Mexico’s knockout round loss to Brazil because of a yellow card suspension.



The Fire have two senior roster spots still available and have been looking to bolster their back line with a left-footed center back. Moreno checks all the boxes for the Fire. A solid player with plenty of international experience, Moreno would also be an attractive signing for the large Mexican and Mexican-American community in Chicago.



Any signing would require the Fire to come to terms with Moreno’s current team, Real Sociedad, as well as with the player. The...