Less than a month after Dynamo president Chris Canetti reiterated his desire to build the team around Mexican star Cubo Torres, the club appears no longer as committed to the young striker.

"Our strength is asa group. … No one is bigger than the team," Dynamo general manager Matt Jordan said Wednesday when asked if theteam remained committed to building around Torres.

The Dynamo paid a club-record transfer fee in excess of $7 million last Dec. 23 to acquire Torres' rights from Mexican league giant Chivas, which kept the striker on a six-month loan before sending him to Houston in July.

Torres, who scored 15 goals for Chivas USA in 2014 and 22 over his first 44 MLS games with the now-defunct club, went scoreless while playing 11 games and starting three this year with the Dynamo in what was his third year in the league.

Sports Illustrated reported this week the Dynamo are shopping Torres. Canetti denied those reports but conceded the club has no untouchables.

Jordan also clearly backed away from the claims the team had made since announcing Torres' signing.

Torres isn't the only big-name player who could be traded this winter.

Multiple Major League Soccer officials have told the Chronicle that U.S. national team midfielder Brad Davis, the Dynamo captain, will be traded this winter, likely to Sporting Kansas City. Canetti acknowledged hearing those rumors as well, but he denies a deal is in place.

"That's putting the cart before the horse," Canetti said.

But one thing that appears certain is the Dynamo are likely to make several roster changes this winter after missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history.

"The Dynamo started to lose their identity in 2014," Canetti said.

He insisted he has tasked coach Owen Coyle and Jordan with "trying to repair an identity that was lost."

"We are not satisfied in the way the season ended," Jordan said.