I want you to know that I am very happy to be back home, the team that opened the door, I am very happy to be in Quito,” Plata was quoted on LDU official website.

The Reds were not able to pull out a win but still managed a positive result on the road to earn deserved 1-1 draw against FC Dallas in hot and humid conditions in Frisco, Tex.

"A couple of weeks ago we had some clubs ask us about his services," Cochrane said. "We've toyed with the idea and continued to kind of think about whether to loan him out. Quito was one of those clubs, and a couple of clubs in Mexico also."

“I didn’t want to go back to Burnley and be part of that frustrating situation again where I’m sitting on the bench or sitting in the stands where I’m not appreciated for my ability. So it’s good and we got a good team now. I’m looking at the future, I’m not looking back.”

But the wording of Toronto FC’s press release is important. “Agreed to terms” was used instead of “signed.” There is a difference.