Toronto FC have never been afraid to spend big in the transfer market, boasting some of the biggest names in MLS over the past decade.

Fitting the pattern, the Reds made their latest splash this week, acquiring Colorado Rapids playmaker Djordje Mihailovic for the second-largest cash-for-player trade fee in league history (up to $9 million).

"Toronto is a massive organization," Mihailovic said in his introductory press conference on Friday afternoon. "They were at the top of the league at one point when I just came into MLS, and when I think of Toronto, I think of trophies.

"The conversation about winning trophies, getting back to the top, is ultimately what persuaded me here.”

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As the club parted ways with former Italian DPs Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernar

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