Soler: Agudelo pushed for trade

BY DAVE MARTINEZ When the time came to pull a trigger on a trade sending away Juan Agudelo, the ultimate push to make a trade happen came from none other than Agudelo himself. That is the contention of team General Manager Erik Soler as he discussed the details of the young striker?s trade to Chivas USA for defender Heath Pearce, allocation money and future considerations. ?First and foremost, I think it?s important to state that the initiative for this trade was not in our hands,? Soler told reporters. ?We had conversations with Juan for a long period of time about...

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