by Christian Araos

Alexander Ring will complete a move to New York City FC within the next few days according to unconfirmed reports from Kicker and other outlets across Europe.

Ring, a 25-year-old Finnish defensive midfielder, is reportedly in New York for a physical with the signing set to be announced early next week. He has been with FC Kaiserslautern since 2013 having made 83 appearances in all competitions scoring eight goals. His contract with the 2. Bundesliga side is set to expire this summer. Requests for comment by EoS have yet to be replied

Ring is a versatile player who can play in central midfield, holding midfield and on the right. His time with Kaiserslautern has been filled with injury problems. He missed three games in October due to back problems and was sidelined for parts of each of the past three seasons. When healthy, Ring can play more than 2,000 minutes in a season and score a handful of goals.

Ring is also a full international having made 42 appearances, scoring once. He’s featured in each of Finland’s four World Cup Qualifiers. If City signs him, it would likely fill the team’s allotment of international slots. Each team is allocated eight and City are known to have acquired one in the Patrick Mullins trade, the status of a second one acquired in an unannounced trade EoS reported last year is unclear. A request for clarification with NYCFC put in last week remains unanswered.