The Philadelphia Union are set to trade winger David Accam to the Columbus Crew, multiple sources with knowledge of the deal told The Athletic.



What Philadelphia will receive in return for Accam isn’t yet known. Accam, 28, will bring pace and game-changing ability to Columbus, which traded fellow winger Justin Meram to Atlanta United earlier on Tuesday in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2020 draft.



The Union acquired Accam in January 2018 in a blockbuster draft day trade with Chicago, sending $300,000 in general allocation money and $900,000 in targeted allocation money to the Fire for the Ghanaian. He didn’t live up to that hefty price tag in 2018, recording just one goal and zero assists in 23 appearances in a season that was hampered by a hernia injury. He’s rebounded a bit this season with four goals and two assists, but Philadelphia has moved to a 4-4-2 diamond formation with no clear role for a...