FC Dallas acquired Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta from FC Cincinnati for at least $5m Wednesday in one of the biggest official cash-for-player swaps to date in MLS.
The 30-year-old Acosta is a two-time MLS All-Star team captain and one of six players in league history with three or more seasons of at least 10 goals and 10 assists.
“This is a landmark signing for FC Dallas and a statement of our commitment to building a championship-caliber team,” FC Dallas president Dan Hunt said.
The 2023 MLS MVP is Cincinnati’s franchise leader with 54 goals and 72 assists after joining the club in 2021.
Cincinnati reached the playoffs for the first time in 2022 and a year later won the Supporters’ Shield for the league’s best record in Acosta’s MVP season.
