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IRVINE, Calif. — It’s cool and rainy in southern California, forcing TFC management to constantly change training venues.

But something is heating up down here and it’s talk that the Reds are getting close to acquiring Spanish midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo.

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A source close to the team confirmed as much to the Toronto Sun on Saturday.

If they do acquire the attacking midfielder, he would be Toronto’s third designated player, after Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore.

GM Ali Curtis is looking to replace departed stars Sebastian Giovinco and Victor Vazquez with a couple of impact players and Pozuelo would fill part of that bill.

Pozuelo, 27, is the captain of Belgian side Genk, a club sitting in first position in the Jupiler Pro League. A Belgian website revealed on Friday that Pozuelo has received an offer from a Canadian side, and following the departure of fellow Spanish attacking midfielder Vazquez, Toronto FC needs a replacement in that role.