Maurer, Flores, and Szetela come home!

This was a huge week for the Cosmos roster rebuild. As we reported earlier in the week, Kyle Zobeck and Jimmy Mulligan came back to support the backline. In addition, the Cosmos added the first offensive player with the return of Andres Flores.

Flores made 24 appearances for the Cosmos last season recording 4 goals and six assists. Expect the returning Flores, a player who has made the most of his sporadic appearances for the club, to have a bigger impact on the team, especially in the absence of Juan Arango.

In a very surprising move, Danny Szetela returned to the Cosmos. Although a fan favorite and a member of reboot Cosmos since the start, Szetela was not expected to return due to signing with the brand-new San Francisco Deltas. In a press release Deltas Head Coach Marc Dos Santos explained the peculiar situation:

Bringing back Szetela is a great signing to bolster the Cosmos midfield. Respect to the Deltas and Dos Santos for being so understanding of his situation.

Today, The Cosmos announced three big player signings. Early in the day, The Cosmos announced the return of Brian Holt and Alexis Velela. Later on, the Cosmos announced possibly the biggest return so far: Jimmy Maurer will be back next season.

Maurer has been in talks with both the Cosmos and MLS teams for a few weeks, so his return was no guarantee. All week on Twitter he hinting about where his future will lie…

Today he finally was able to confirm his return to the Cosmos. Bringing back Jimmy is huge for the Cosmos, he has been of the best players since the reboot and is loved by fans for his big saves and shootout performances.

At the moment the Cosmos roster currently look like this:

Goalkeepers

Kyle Zobeck

Brian Holt

Jimmy Maurer

Defenders

Ryan Richter

David Ochieng

Carlos Mendes

Alexis Velela

Jimmy Muligan

Midfielders

Eric Calvillo

Andres Flores

Juan Guerra

Danny Szetela

Andres Flores