CF Montreal sign 19-year-old M Ismael Kone

CF Montreal announced Friday the team had signed Ivorian midfielder Ismael Kone.

Kone, 19, has trained with the team during the season. Montreal sporting director Olivier Renard said they weren't able to sign him until Friday due to "some technicalities in MLS rules."

"Ismael has been training with us since the start of the year and his constant progression has only confirmed the full potential that we see in him since