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Toronto FC GM Ali Curtis will be in New York City on Saturday to meet with officials from Major League Soccer and Belgian football side K.R.C. Genk to discus the future of Spanish footballer Alejandro Pozuelo, the Toronto Sun has learned. Curtis will meet with Genk technical director Dimitri de Conde, according to Het Laatste of of HLN news in Belgium.

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The bottom line is this: The Reds are looking for an impact player after the departure of Sebastian Giovinco and Victor Vazquez and Pozuelo has let it known that he wants to play elsewhere. The attacking midfielder has been linked to TFC. A couple of professionals clubs in China are said to be vying for his services but the Toronto club seems to be the most likely destination and would reportedly pay a transfer fee between $8-10 million.

Genk officials maintain that the 27-year-old, who has six goals and 13 assists in 30 Belgian Jupiler League and UEFA Europa League matches this season, signed an agreement to stay with the club until the of the year, which Pozuelo has denied.

Pozuelo joined Genk in 2015 and has 17 goals and 29 assists in 102 career league appearances for the club. Prior to moving to Belgium, Pozuelo spent one season with La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and one in the English Premier League with Swansea City.