American winger Kekuta Manneh will return to MLS and sign with expansion side FC Cincinnati, two league sources told The Athletic. Manneh was in Cincinnati on Monday to complete a physical as part of the deal.



Manneh currently plays for Swiss Super League team St. Gallen, but it is unclear whether Cincinnati will pay a transfer fee as part of the deal. Cincinnati has agreed to a trade with Columbus for Manneh’s MLS rights.



The 24-year-old winger played 19 games for Columbus in 2017, but signed with Liga MX side Pachuca on a free transfer after the season. The Crew maintained his MLS rights by making the winger a bonafide offer after the 2017 season. Columbus traded $225,000 in targeted allocation money, $75,000 in general allocation money and midfielder Tony Tchani to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for Manneh early in the 2017 season.



The Gambia-born Manneh scored 22 goals and added 12 assists in his first four seasons in MLS with Vancouver...