The deal with Mix is this: he's shown himself to be a guy who raises his game based on competition. He's also a loyal guy who stuck with his original club despite other opportunities until they couldn't afford him after relegation.
How important was he to Staebek? They went to him about their recent manager hire, and his rec helped seal their decision.
Now, he's at a big club for Norway and will be teed up for a move after the World Cup.
He's come a long way in the last year alone, finally adding some physicality to his game. He would be the guy who, if here, would be the most natural "Jeter" for us - the talisman to the fans and media and the long-term face of the franchise. He's young, personable and charming. And he is a strong attacking midfielder that could fill all these roles and not break the bank (the salary rules in our case).
We need a US international because casual fans will show up for that. Unless FC Bayern wants to loan us Julian Green, he's probably the best option for us. Consider the clamoring for him in the context, and it's hard to identify anyone better. As I've said before, I don't think TFC is going to let us take Bradley.
I'd love to see us go grab a Paul Arriola or a Greg Garza, but those guys are not yet on casual folks radars. Nevertheless, maybe we'll get one of those guys. It'll be hard though, as ligaMX doesn't sell cheap.