Two teams that will face off this weekend got some business done before taking the field.



The Chicago Fire and Toronto FC have finalized a deal that will send rookie forward Jon Bakero and $50,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) to Toronto for midfielder/defender Nico Hasler, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the deal.



The move gives the Fire some help in a big area of need: right back. Hasler was signed by Toronto FC last summer and started nine of 10 games last season. He also played in two playoff games, with one start, as TFC went on to win the 2017 MLS Cup. The Liechtenstein international has started 11 of 14 games played this season and has three assists.



The Fire traded $75,000 in general allocation money, $100,000 in targeted allocation money, the No. 15 overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft, and goalkeeper Matt Lampson to Minnesota United in order to move up to the No. 5 spot and take Bakero, who was a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist at Wake...