Rapids sign U.S. Youth international center back Noah Cobb on loan

The Colorado Rapids are replenishing their back line The club signed U S Youth National Club center back Noah Cobb on loan through the end of the season with a purchase option the club communicated Friday evening Colorado will pay in General Allocation Money GAM initially then can decide on an undisclosed purchase option amount at the end of the loan period Cobb is the Rapids first acquisition of the secondary transfer window which began Thursday Last week the club transferred its best center back Chidozie Awaziem to one of his multiple former clubs FC Nantes Since then the Rapids have been looking for a replacement The Tennessee native came up through Atlanta s academy before signing a Homegrown deal in as a -year-old He s played matches starts in his MLS career He s only amassed appearances in chances this season Related Articles Rapids waive winger K vin Cabral with transfer window looming Rapids stun Sounders with three-goal comeback draw Rapids reveal Original Green throwback jersey for th anniversary Rapids dominate Whitecaps creep back above playoff line Denis Bouanga scores LAFC ties season-high with shots in - win over Rapids According to his FBRef profile he s one of the better passing center backs ranking in the th percentile or better at his position in short passes attempted and completed long passes attempted and completed expected assists and passes into the final third On paper he could be a nice complement to Andreas Maxs who ranks in the bottom in all of the same categories At the national level Cobb featured for the USYNT at the Concacaf U- Championships Rapids goalkeeper Adam Beaudry now on loan with the Colorado Springs Switchbacks played alongside Cobb The Rapids are still in search of a proven starting-quality center back to replace Awaziem sources communicated The Denver Post Cobb could back up Ian Murphy the now-presumed starter next to Maxs if nothing can get done The Rapids are in talks with Crystal Palace center back Rob Holding but no deal has been signed Formerly of Arsenal which is also owned by Kroenke Sports Entertainment the defender has seemed to have fallen out of favor with his current Premier League club and could make the jump to the MLS Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams