The New England Revolution acquired defender Will Sands and $600,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) from the Columbus Crew in exchange for defender DeJuan Jones.

New England will receive $300,000 in 2024 GAM and $300,000 in 2025 GAM and will retain a portion of the fee if Jones is transferred abroad.

Sands, 24, joins New England after three seasons in Columbus, where the Rye, N.Y., native collected 25 league appearances, including 16 starts, and three assists for the Crew. In 2023, Sands featured in seven games, all starts, and logged two assists, helping Columbus to the MLS Cup title. This season, the left back has posted six appearances, four of them starts.

Jones departs New England in the midst of his sixth professional season after arriving as a first-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. The Lansing, Mich., native registered 142 MLS appearances, including 127 starts, with six goals and 22 assists. Jones helped the Revolution qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs in four of his five seasons with the club.

New England returns to action next Tuesday, hosting Nashville SC in the final match of the Leagues Cup 2024 Group Stage.