FC Cincinnati is adding a player with U.S. national team and European experience to their roster for their expansion season in MLS.



Multiple sources tell The Athletic that Caleb Stanko is close to a deal with Cincinnati. Capped once by the United States national team in 2016, Stanko has been with Freiburg since he joined the Bundesliga club’s reserve side in 2011.



The 25-year old midfielder has made limited appearances with the German club’s first team since 2015. This move could help Stanko with getting more playing time as he seeks to reinvigorate his career and potentially integrate with the United States national team again. He made eight appearances with the U-20 national team but has made just a single international cap at the senior level, a substitute appearance in a World Cup qualifier in September 2016 against Trinidad & Tobago.



The deal is a full transfer and would utilize Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), per...