The Portland Timbers are reportedly interested in acquiring Columbus Crew winger Justin Meram.

MLSSoccer.com reported Monday that the Timbers had made the Crew an offer to acquire Meram.

Meram has been a consistent contributor in the attack for Columbus, recording 13 goals and seven assists in 2017 and five goals and 13 assists in 2016. Meram has multiple years left on his contract, but asked the Crew for a trade this offseason.

It is unclear whether Portland and Columbus will ultimately reach a deal.

The Timbers are expected to soon announce the acquisition of Peru winger Andy Polo, which would make signing Meram less of a priority for Portland.

The Timbers have said that they also want to add a young defensive midfielder and backup forward this offseason, which are positional needs that appear far more important based on Portland's current roster than signing another winger.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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