FC Cincinnati are in the process of hiring a new general manager, league sources confirmed to The Athletic, saying that the club has been interviewing candidates for the position for several months.



Jeff Berding has served as both president and general manager of FCC since the club was founded in the summer of 2015. The longtime Cincinnati Bengals executive has done an impressive job leading the business side of the organization, but the club’s sporting operation has fallen behind during its first season in MLS. Cincinnati fired head coach Alan Koch last week, and the club is currently tied for last in the Eastern Conference. The rough start comes after an offseason in which the club made some suspect moves—including several questionable high-priced trades—while building their inaugural MLS roster this winter.



The sources, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not at liberty to discuss internal team deliberations, said Berding, who...