FC Dallas gets Luciano Acosta from FC Cincinnati for at least $5M in cash-for-player swap

FILE - FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta (10) controls the ball against Toronto FC midfielder Deybi Flores (20) during an MLS soccer match, Feb. 25, 2024, in Cincinnati.

FILE - FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta (10) controls the ball against Toronto FC midfielder Deybi Flores (20) during an MLS soccer match, Feb. 25, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)


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FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas has acquired Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta from FC Cincinnati for at least $5 million in one of the biggest official cash-for-player swaps to date in MLS. The 2023 MLS MVP is Cincinnati's franchise leader with 54 goals and 72 assists after joining the club in 2021. The $5 million deal has up to an additional $1 million in performance-based incentives. The 30-year-old 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.

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