The Portland Timbers have acquired 20-year-old attacker Tomas Conechny on loan with an option to buy from Argentine club San Lorenzo, sources confirmed to the Oregonian/OregonLive Friday.

The Major League Soccer summer transfer window is set to open on July 10. Conechny won't make his Timbers debut until after the transfer window opens.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reported earlier this week that the Timbers were targeting a young and versatile international player that could play at the No. 10 position or across the front line. Conechny fits the bill.

Conechny has made 14 appearances for San Lorenzo over the last two seasons. The exciting young attacker has also been part of the Argentina youth national team system, representing Argentina at the U-17 World Cup in 2015 and the U-20 World Cup in 2017.

Conechny was previously teammates with Timbers winger Sebastian Blanco at San Lorenzo during 2016-17.

According to The Athletic reporter Paul Tenorio, who reported Thursday that the club was on the verge of completing the acquisition, the Timbers will acquire Conechny on a free loan through the end of the 2018 season. Portland has the ability to extend the loan for an additional six months. If the Timbers decide to purchase Conechny from San Lorenzo, the Argentine attacker would take up a Young Designated Player spot on the club's roster.

The purchase option on Conechny is close to $4 million.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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