FC Cincinnati Exercise Offseason Buyout on Fanendo Adi

January 27, 2020 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release

CINCINNATI - FC Cincinnati have exercised their one offseason Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract on Fanendo Adi and the forward will no longer occupy a Designated Player spot or count against the 2020 salary budget, the club announced today. As a result of this move, FC Cincinnati have two available Designated Player roster spots for the 2020 MLS season.

For more information on a Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract, click here.

Adi, 29, joined FC Cincinnati in the summer of 2018, when the club competed in the USL Championship. The forward made 12 MLS regular-season appearances, including seven starts, scoring one goal for the Orange and Blue in 2019.

Transaction: FC Cincinnati exercise offseason Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract on Fanendo Adi on Jan. 27, 2020.

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