Orlando City has fired general manager Niki Budalic, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the decision.



Budalic was hired in January 2016 as an assistant general manager and was promoted to general manager in December of that year. As head of soccer operations, Budalic was also the general manager for the NWSL’s Orlando Pride and Orlando City’s USL League One side, Orlando City B.



The club confirmed the move on Monday morning in a release.



“I would like to thank Niki for these past three seasons with us and wish him the best in his future endeavors,” Orlando City CEO Alex Leitão said in a release. “We start a new year with many projects to look forward to, including strengthening our soccer operations department for the MLS and NWSL teams, opening a new training complex as well as kicking off the season with a revamped Academy structure and OCB sitting at the top of the player development pyramid in the USL...