TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Rumor

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Should he become available, there'd be a large trade market for Miguel Ibarra including the Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes, according to The Athletic's Jeff Rueter. He stresses that Minnesota United isn't actively shopping Ibarra.

Sources across MLS are expecting there to be a large trade market for #MNUFC's Miguel Ibarra. I'm hearing #RCTID and #Quakes74 are both likely to be making offers. Both coaches are very familiar with Ibarra: Gio Savarese from the NASL, Matías Almeyda from Liga MX. — Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter) October 10, 2018

Ibarra, 28, has enjoyed a breakout 2018 season. He has scored seven goals and added eight assists in 30 games, all higher than his first season in MLS in 2017.

The two teams rumored to be interested in his services are coaches familiar with Ibarra's prior career stops. He played for Minnesota in the NASL, where Portland boss used to be the head coach of the New York Cosmos, as well as for Leon in Liga MX, while new Quakes boss Matias Almeyda was managing Chivas Guadalajara.