FC Cincinnati general manager Chris Albright completed the first trade of his tenure at his new club, team officials announced Monday.
In a trade with forthcoming MLS expansion side Charlotte FC, Cincinnati netted $100,000 in general allocation money, an MLS financial tool that's been called the preferred currency within the league, in exchange for the rights to sign 22-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder, Jordy Alcívar.
After handing the rights to sign Alcivar over, that's exactly what Charlotte did as Alcivar became the eighth player in franchise history.
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“We’re delighted to welcome Jordy to Charlotte FC as he becomes the 8th player in Club history. He brings balance to our midfield and can control the game with and without the ball at his feet,” Charlotte FC Sporting Director, Zoran Krneta, said in a news release. “He comes from a well-respected league in South America and is very experienced for a player of his age. In Jordy, we add another player to our roster who has experience in big moments for club and country, and we look forward to getting him to Charlotte for preseason in January.”
Officially, the trade for Alcivar's rights will be conducted when a trade window opens in December after the MLS Cup finale is staged.
Charlotte is gearing up for the 2022 season and will be the 28th team in MLS.
FC Cincinnati will hope to put the general allocation money, or "GAM" as some refer to it, to good use as the club will be looking for rebound from a disappointing 2021 season.
With five matches to play, FCC is 4-17-8 and sitting last in MLS.
Albright's hire as FC Cincinnati GM was announced Oct. 4. The club parted with now-former GM Gerard Nijkamp on Aug. 6 after Nijkamp had more than two years in the job.
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