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LOS ANGELES— The summer transfer window is often more hype than substance, but this one promises to be an eventful month for the Whitecaps. Here’s a look at five talking points as the silly season kicks off July 4:

Replacing Rivero

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This we do know: struggling striker and designated player Octavio Rivero is on his way to Colo-Colo in Chile.

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The Caps reportedly paid between US$2 million and 3 million for Rivero when they signed him from O’Higgins in Chile ahead of the 2015 season, and the rumoured upfront fee on this latest move is $1 million coming the Caps’ way.

Recent trades of Gershon Koffie and Darren Mattocks have seen the Caps hang on to a good percentage of future transfer fees, so you’d expect the same on this Rivero deal.

The bigger question, of course, is how to improve on Rivero’s contribution around goal. Given how tough it is to get these DP decisions right, don’t expect the Caps to jump into a long-term contract this summer. The more prudent approach is a six-month loan deal that could be a rental or perhaps blossom into something more permanent.