Gregg Berhalter woke up Columbus on Thursday. Heck, he sent a vuvuzela blast across the breadth of soccer-playing North America.

Berhalter made a big-boy trade. We don’t know how it’ll work out, or whether one side or the other somehow “won” the deal, but it was a significant transaction. It was just nigh a blockbuster.

Berhalter, the Crew’s coach, sporting director and chief rebranding officer, traded midfielder Tony Tchani to the Vancouver Whitecaps for attacker Kekuta Manneh. It took a lot to get this deal done, and we still don’t know the price the Crew ultimately will pay.

Along with Tchani, Berhalter threw in $225,000 in targeted allocation money (TAM) and $75,000 in general allocation money (GAM). There are also future considerations.

Manneh is in the final year of his contract (as is Tchani). If Manneh re-signs with the Crew, the Whitecaps will receive the Crew’s first-round pick in the following MLS SuperDraft. If Manneh is traded, the Whitecaps get another chunk of (GAM). And if Manneh is transferred to another league, the Whitecaps get a piece of the transfer fee.

It is obvious that Berhalter really wanted Manneh.

Manneh is pronounced “MAN-ay” as in, “Man, that dude is quick, eh?” He might be the fastest player in MLS, when healthy.

“The move is going to help our team immediately,” Berhalter said during a conference call Thursday.

Berhalter described Manneh as an underrated finisher who will add balance and flexibility to the Crew’s offense. No doubt, Manneh can stretch out a defense. Manneh has been with Vancouver since he was a teenager and he has 101 appearances, 62 starts and 22 goals. And he is only 22 years old.

Manneh is so well regarded that, as soon as he became an American citizen, he was summoned to the U.S. national team camp by coach Bruce Arena. Generally speaking, Manneh is regarded as someone who might be receiving passes from Christian Pulisic for a long time to come.

How did Manneh become available? We can speculate. Coming off an injury, Manneh lost his starting job earlier this season. The Whitecaps were ready to move on without him. Then, Berhalter came along with an offer filled with GAMaTAMa-bling-bling, not to mention future considerations. Plus, the Whitecaps need a central midfielder and Tchani, 27, fills the bill. Done.

We can nitpick. We can say: If Berhalter knew he was going to bury Tchani on the depth chart, why didn’t he move Tchani when Tchani’s stock was higher? In any case, Tchani became more and more expendable as Berhalter added Mohammed Abu and Artur to the midfield. Tchani wasn’t even making it to the 18-man roster on game days.

The fan reactions to the trades are similar in both cities. In Vancouver, they are saying, “Manneh might be the most dangerous wing attacker in the league? And he’s only 22. Man, we’re going to miss him.” And in Columbus they are saying, “Tchani was a box-to-box beast in 2015, when Berhalter’s Crew was at its best. And he’s only 27. Man, we’re going to miss him.”

Initial reactions of this type are an indication that the trade is probably good for both clubs.

One must wish Tchani well. He needed a change of scene and now he has it. Maybe it’s the same deal for Manneh. I’m looking forward to seeing how he fits in with Justin Meram and Ethan Finlay — and Ola Kamara and Federico Higuain.

Berhalter has himself a new puzzle. The good news for Crew fans is the new piece is a good one, even if it’s only around for one year.