Team officials were thrilled to land defender Kyle Davies in a special lottery last week, despite having only a 5 percent chance of winning it.

Today, we'll start to see why.

The captain of the under-20 national team is expected to train with RSL for the first time after arriving in town yesterday following his move to Major League Soccer from Southamption of the English Second Division.

Davies has signed a four-year deal with the league, with Southampton officials saying they received compensation for letting the California native transfer now before the close the MLS window last week rather than waiting until his contract expires after the season — no small consideration for a club fighting financial problems.

"We felt Kyle was not quite ready for the first team,” Southampton coach Mark Wotte said on the team's web site, “but we wish him well. He has a great mentality and I think the MLS will be good for him.”

Meanwhile, coach Jason Kreis said he's uncertain when striker Fabian Espindola will clear all of the bureaucratic hurdles required to rejoin the club from Deportivo Anzoategui SC of the Venezuelan First Division, where he scored three goals in five matches since being released from RSL in January.