Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath has been the club’s chief spokesman on its pursuit of Argentine attacker Emanuel Reynoso.

Heath’s boss, CEO Chris Wright, chimed in for the first time Sunday from the club’s housewarming events at Allianz Field. He wasn’t as forthcoming on the Loons’ pursuit of a central attacking midfielder — a quest that hasn’t come with much corresponding news from reporters who cover Reynoso and his current club Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires.

Internally, Minnesota remains optimistic it can get the acquisition over the line. On Saturday, Heath said the negotiations had “moved on significantly” in the previous few days. “We are hoping that we are not far away.”

Asked about Reynoso, Wright said: “I would say that we are in a number of conversations relative to what will be the next acquisition for us.”

Wright said the club’s front office has ownership’s approval to use the last remaining Designated Player slot, one of three spots that aren’t beholden to MLS salary budget constraints. “If we believe it’s the right thing to do,” Wright added.

So, are the Reynoso negotiations trending toward a transfer or a loan? “I think it’s still a work in progress,” Wright said.

Wright added there are other options on the table to fill the roster’s biggest current hole — one created when Darwin Quintero was traded to Houston in November.

“In the end you have to prioritize what your options are, and so we are working very, very hard on what we would consider to be our No. 1 option” Wright said, without naming Reynoso. “If the No. 1 option does not play out, we will pivot and move on. That is the way this game is played.

“You can not go out there and just be looking at one targeted player for every position that you have,” Wright continued. “You must go deep, and you must look at how every single person that you bring on to your roster impacts everybody else from a playing standpoint.”

Heath reiterated Sunday that movement within the rest of Boca’s roster can be seen as a positive sign. Reynoso was on the bench for a third straight game Saturday, but he came on as a substitute for the first time in that stretch and had a key pass to set up the clinching goal in a 2-0 win over Atletico Tucuman.