Minnesota United finally, mercifully, has found a long-term No. 6.



Enter Ján Greguš, formerly of FC Copenhagen, who the Loons on Thursday made the team’s third-ever Designated Player and first DP midfielder.



In 2017, the team launched its MLS expansion season without a player in the role, with Collen Warner acting as a de facto defensive midfielder. By the end of its first month, Sam Cronin joined the cause from Colorado. He did all that was asked from him until a concussion in Chicago kept him off the field. Sixteen months later, he hasn’t played a minute since.



After experimenting with a double-pivot of No. 8s (mostly Ibson and Rasmus Schüller), the team took low-risk fliers on a pair of Brazilians. Neither Maximiano nor Fernando Bob was able to make the role their own, and each left after only a partial season in the league. After 68 games in MLS, only 31 saw a No. 6 in the starting lineup.



The Loons will be...