Canadian side Club de Foot Montréal will continue enjoying the services of former Kenyan international Victor Wanyama after he survived the expansion draft on Wednesday.An expansion draft occurs when the league decides to create one or more new teams and each existing team is told it can “protect” a certain number of its existing contracted players.Le CF Montréal protège 12 joueurs en vue de repêchage d’expansion >>> https://t.co/5WnFlwEPADThe Club protects 12 players ahead of expansion draft >>> https://t.co/tjSBXlSGda#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/C0V6akfbNQ— CF Montréal (@clubdefootmtl) December 13, 2021 Similarly, the expansion team or team is then allowed to select players, not on the protected lists who will join the new team.The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was excluded from the 12 protected players by Montréal ahead of the expansion draft with Major Soccer League (MLS) teams required to make players available for Charlotte FC that is set to join the league next season. LA Galaxy, Nashville SC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC, San Jose Earthquakes were exempt from losing players after having players selected by Austin FC in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft.The 10 Montréal unprotected players included Breza Sebastian, Camacho Rudy, Johnsen Bjorn, Kizza Mustafa, Kone Ismael, Maciel Emanuel, Struna Aljaz, Tabla Ballou, Thorkelsson Robert, Wanyama Victor.🔵⚫️💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/QxJGODlvjB— Victor Wanyama (@VictorWanyama) November 22, 2021 Charlotte FC however selected Orrin McKinze from Austin FC, Anton Walkes from Atlanta United, D.C. United’s Joseph Mora, Tristan Blackmon from Los Angeles FC and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi from New York City FC from the expansion draft. Wanyama is currently the skipper of Montréal and has a contract that expires in December 2022 with the side currently gearing up for their CONCACAF Champions League clash against Mexico’s Santos Laguna.
