The lanky striker is free to negotiate with another MLS club after being released.
Olmes Garcia is free to find another club after San Jose Earthquakes released the striker with just a week left until the season restarts.
That’s according to a report on SB Nation blog Center Line Soccer.
Former Real Salt Lake forward Olmes Garcia, who the Quakes selected in the second stage of the Re-Entry Draft is no longer with the team, according to general manager Jesse Fioranelli.
“We have released him,” said Fioranelli matter of factly.
That’s certainly a surprise after the Quakes picked up Garcia in the second stage of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He’d had some success in preseason but is apparently surplus to requirements.
Garcia played for four years at Real Salt Lake; his most successful season came in his first year. He scored five goals and had a further four assists in 2013 as he helped push RSL toward an eventual MLS Cup Final spot.