FC Cincinnati will waive designated player Fanendo Adi on Friday, multiple league sources told The Athletic.



Adi, 29, managed just one goal in 12 appearances last season for the expansion team. He has a guaranteed salary and was paid $1.965 million last season, according to the MLS Players Association database. He has one guaranteed year remaining on his contract.



Cincinnati traded $450,000 in general allocation money and $400,000 in targeted allocation money to acquire Adi from the Portland Timbers ahead of their inaugural MLS season. That number could have risen another $100,000 based on Adi’s performance in the league.



After just one season, however, Cincinnati is moving on from the Nigerian target striker.



Per league rules, all MLS teams will have 48 hours to submit a waiver claim for Adi. If multiple teams submit a claim, the team willing to pick up the largest amount of Adi’s budget charge would be rewarded the player. The remaining...