COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tony Tchani is ready to put an offseason of illness and mystery behind to show Crew fans why the club traded for him last summer.

The Cameroonian midfielder became ill on Dec. 5, the day he and teammate Dilly Duka were scheduled to leave for the Generation adidas tour of the Netherlands. Tchani did not make the trip.

Doctors were unable to diagnose the problem and Tchani still felt lethargic at the start of Crew camp in late January. His malaise continued into the Florida portion of the preseason and only recently has he felt better.