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The rumor mill stopped churning Tuesday night. And of all people, Carlos Salcedo put an end to the speculation around what was theorized as the next step in his professional career. Turns out, it's where everyone thought he'd end up. Real Salt Lake finalized a transfer deal to send the 21-year-old Mexican center back to his hometown club Chivas de Guadalajara of Liga MX.

After Salcedo tweeted that the move was official and Chivas issued a press release, RSL technical director Craig Waibel confirmed the move to the Tribune. Per club and league policy, the transfer fee and allocation allotment will not be disclosed publicly.

"It is a significant amount," Waibel told the Tribune. "It's an amount of money that we felt appropriate for a player of Carlos' caliber. It gives us the ability to pursue other players of interest that we have. With regards to the deal itself, I think it doesn't handcuff us is any way and it gives us the ability to express interest and walk a little bit further down the road for players we've been talking to."

Numerous reports over the last few weeks have put Salcedo's move to Chivas on track. Other reports stated that Salcedo's representatives were possibly looking into denying the validity of MLS contracts (RSL picked up Salcedo's 2015 club option after he asked for it to be declined in late November).

So were negotiations particularly tricky?

"I think it was pretty standard," Waibel said. "Both sides in the end had the same desire for Carlos. Everybody wanted him to be happy. He expressed clearly what would make him the happiest. I think both clubs were acting honest in their endeavors for Carlos. I don't think there were anything out of the ordinary in the negotiations."

Salcedo spent two seasons with the RSL first team after playing one season with RSL's Arizona-based academy in Casa Grande, Ariz. He played in 25 matches during his time in Utah, starting 20 of them. To close out the 2014 campaign, Salcedo started six straight matches as RSL in which RSL went 3-2-1. Salcedo scored his first and only MLS goal on Sept. 19 in a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rapids.

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Tyrone Marshall joins the staff • A news-filled Tuesday also featured the announcement of former MLS center back Tyrone Marshall as RSL's new assistant coach. The Jamaican rounds out Jeff Cassar's coaching staff after Waibel was appointed technical director in lieu of Garth Lagerwey's departure. Marshall will serve as the defenders' coach at RSL.

The 40-year-old spent 15 years in MLS playing for five different clubs from 1998 to 2012. During that span, he won two MLS Cups, three U.S. Open Cup trophies and the league Supporters' Shield twice. Marshall was part of the Jamaican national team for 11 years, often serving as captain. Upon retiring, he served as coach and technical director for the Premier Development League's Derby City Rovers.

"The direction and vision that Jeff Cassar has created within the team is something I aspired to be associated with once given the opportunity to return to MLS," Marshall said in a release from the club.

"He had a very, very good career in MLS and he's a young, hungry coach who wants to prove himself," Cassar added. "That's the kind of staff I want to have. With us moving Craig Waibel into the Technical Director role, it was important that I brought somebody in that held the same standards that Craig did and Tyrone fits that bill completely."

Waibel played with Marshall in L.A. He said Cassar and the club were looking for successful former MLS defender who transitioned into coaching who was a winner during his playing days.

"Tyrone fit all those boxes," Waibel said. "He comes in with a great personality, he's a social guy and his resume reads very, very clearly. We think the guys are going to enjoy working with him."

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Grossman signs with Norwegian club • RSL has another hole it needs to fill in a thinning midfield. After losing Ned Grabavoy to New York City FC in the expansion draft and later trading Sebastian Velasquez to NYCFC, versatile midfielder Cole Grossman has signed with Norwegian club Stabaek. The club's coach, former U.S. men's national team boss Bob Bradley, broke the news in a video address Tuesday.

"Impressed everyone as a versatile, smart midfielder," Bradley said of Grossman. "We have already a signing, a player that I think our Stabaek fans will really enjoy watching throughout the year."

Grossman was one of RSL's four out-of-contract players. After the 2014 season ended, Grossman flew to Norway to train with Stabaek and went on trial. He spent the last two seasons at RSL serving primarily as back-up. It was reported on Christmas Eve by SI.com reporter Liviu Bird that RSL has signed Brazilian midfielder Pecka from the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, although the club has not confirmed the signing.

The obvious question posed to Waibel was: Are you concerned with how your midfield is shaping up with players needing to report in three weeks?

"We have a couple positions that we're focused on," he said. "Effective midfielders are always on everyone's roster. We're pretty happy with where we are with Javier, Luis, John, Luke and Kyle. We are in negotiations with a player that will come in and fill in well for us. We're always looking for an impact playing midfielder, but we also have a Jordan Allen who is recovering. Bringing him back into the mix is a huge role for us. I think the way we see our roster right now, we're very happy with where we are. I don't think it's our No. 1 priority right now."

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Long day. Lots of talking and typing and re-typing. Expecting more announcements as RSL continues to fill out its 2015 roster in the coming weeks.

-Chris Kamrani

Twitter: @chriskamrani