Tim Bezbatchenko is leaving his post as Crew president and general manager and will take over the running of an English Premier League team. In his place, Issa Tall is being promoted from assistant general manager.
Tall, who was in the running for the general manager's job with D.C. United this offseason, was being introduced as the new GM Friday.
You can watch his press conference here.
Joining the Crew in 2020, Tall has been a right-hand man to Bezbatchenko as an assistant GM and director of player personnel and strategy. Tall helped Bezbatchenko bring in current coach Wilfried Nancy , and Tall played an influential role in signing key players such as striker Cucho Hernandez and former Crew attacker Lucas Zelarayan.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Crew introduce Issa Tall as new general manager at press conference
