New coach Bradley sees progress with revamped Toronto FC roster

With only 14 returning players currently in camp, new Toronto FC head coach Bob Bradley has taken a sledgehammer to a roster that compiled a dismal 6-18-10 record last season.

Brazil's Auro and fellow defender Kemar Lawrence, a Jamaican international, are the latest out the door although Bradley did not provide final destinations. Auro reportedly is headed to Brazil's Santos FC on loan.

An announcement on Jozy Altidore's future is coming "shortly," according to Bradley, who doubles as TFC's sporting director. It appears the club is negotiating a buyout, with the New England Revolution reportedly waiting in the wings for the star striker, who spent close to two months on the outs with Toronto last season.

"As you know there's been all sorts of speculation. And now we just wait to get some final details," Bradley said of Altidore, who ranked seventh on the league's pay scale last season at US$3.6 million.

The list of already departed is nearing 20 and includes designated player Yeferson Soteldo, Omar Gonzalez, Mark Delgado, Nick DeLeon, Eriq Zavaleta, Dom Dwyer, Richie Laryea, Patrick Mullins, Liam Fraser and Erickson Gallardo. Bradley said the club is looking to send 21-year-old defender Luke Singh on loan to get playing time.

While not one to talk much about the club before his arrival, Bradley suggested Tuesday that the roster he inherited was out of kilter.

"One of the big challenges when you come into a situation is you try to get an idea of where everybody stands with things" Bradley said in a virtual availability Tuesday. "In different ways, in the last year or even two years, I think with Toronto playing outside of Canada so often and then the team not doing well last year, I immediately got a sense when I got