Recently acquired midfielder David Accam won’t be sticking around Columbus very long.

Crew SC announced Thursday that it will send the Ghanaian midfielder to expansion team Nashville SC, effective January 1, 2020, for $450,000 in allocation money.

Accam will be with the Crew through the rest of the 2019 season, and then will start the 2020 season with Nashville, which will be the 25th team in Major League Soccer.

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When Accam was acquired from Philadelphia, the Crew and the Union were working with Nashville to complete the three-team deal before the end of the first transfer window. Accam was aware that Columbus would just be a stop in between before heading to Nashville.

The Crew acquired Accam from Philadelphia for an international roster spot, $400,000 in general allocation money and $100,000 in targeted allocation money May 8.

In return from Nashville, the Crew is getting $350,000 in general allocation money and $100,000 in targeted allocation money. So, essentially the Crew is renting Accam for one year for $50,000 in GAM and the international roster spot.

The Crew had been in talks with Philadelphia about acquiring Accam before the season began, but nothing became finalized until the transfer window.

When reached by The Dispatch, Crew president Tim Bezbatchenko said not committing long term to Accam allowed the front office and coaching staff to continue to learn about the current roster without being tied to a large contract or roster spot, while simultaneously improving its ability to score.

Accam has a salary over the league’s maximum budget charge for a player, so the Crew is applying targeted allocation money to buy down his contract to the league maximum.

"It was a win-win-win for all three clubs,” Bezbatchenko said. “He's a prolific scorer and a person who's shown to be very good in this league, especially when he has confidence.”

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