Yimmi Chara, 28, the younger brother of Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara, is perhaps bound for a move to Major League Soccer according to recent reports out of Brazil where the attacking midfielder currently plays for Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro.

Recent reports from Canadian journalist Alexandre Ernst suggest that the Colombian attacker is currently negotiating with an MLS team as well as another strong team within the country he currently plays, Brazil’s Internacional of the Serie A League. Brazilian journalist Leo Gomide also chimed in on those reports on Twitter Monday, suggesting that the MLS team involved in negotiations is the Timbers.

Futuro de Chará pode ser no Portland Timbers. https://t.co/ixGDBH8MaX — Léo Gomide (@LeoGomide) December 17, 2019

Completando a informação do Chará na MLS: o @LeoGomide traz que o clube que será o destino do atacante é o Portland. Volto a dizer: Eduardo Coudet quem havia pedido o atacante para o #Inter na temporada 2020. — Alexandre Ernst 🧣 (@Alexandre_Ernst) December 17, 2019

Yimmi Chara is more of an attacking player than his brother, Diego. He plays as a right winger for Atlético Mineiro, which could be a sign that the Timbers are looking to bolster their options in the attack. Portland also happen to be thin at the forward position where they currently only have one striker on the roster in Jeremy Ebobisse who just underwent surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee.

We’ll update this story and post any new information on Yimmi Chara as reports emerge out of Brazil or any updates surface here stateside.

— Tim Brown, The Oregonian/OregonLive | @timfsbrown

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