Philadelphia Union today announced that the club has exercised their option to retain the services of midfielder Roger Torres, completing a transfer from América de Cali. Torres had been on loan to the Union from the Colombian side for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the transfer will not be disclosed.

But the interesting bit of news surrounds Le Toux. Sources tell the Daily News that the Frenchman rejected his chance at English Premier League club Bolton and left the trial early to return home.

This news appears to supplant the words of Bolton manager Owen Coyle, who recently told reporters in England: “Sébastien came in for a couple of days, and to be fair to him he hadn’t trained for four or five weeks. He did fine and that’s where it is. We’d have probably needed a longer look.”

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With all that said, we hear that Le Toux is still being shopped, and perhaps to an MLS bidder. Daily Mirror writer Alan Nixon, who kept eye on Le Toux’s trial spell, posted on his Twitter site Monday evening that the Vancouver Whitecaps have showed interest in the 28-year-old Frenchman.

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Now for the big twist in Le Toux and Mondragón potentially leaving Philadelphia. The Daily News has learned that those moves could free up enough space for the Union to officially announce that they have have purchased - or at least intend to officially purchase - the contract rights of midfielder Roger Torres.

“Listening to them, the way they chant my name, that’s something that makes me feel very good,” Torres told MLSsoccer.com through a translator. “Hopefully I’ll continue to work hard and we’ll get the three points that we need in the next game.”

Torres’ big game against the Rapids came on the heels of two other impressive performances, against Everton and Real Madrid on July 20 and July 23, respectively. In those international friendlies, Torres was all over the ball and took a total of eight shots.

“Roger Torres is never afraid to take a shot,” Union coach John Hackworth said following the Real Madrid game. “He loves the ball, he loves every opportunity to make a great pass or take a shot. It is something we want to give all our players the freedom to do if they have the opportunity.”

UNION vs. EVERTON FC (07/20/11) - Roger Torres

Carlos Valdes, Faryd Mondragón, and Roger Torres in Washington DC