The Athletic’s Jeff Rueter contributed to this report.



FC Cincinnati is in the process of terminating the loan of midfielder Kenny Saief, multiple sources have told The Athletic.



Saief, 25, was acquired on loan from Belgian club Anderlecht on March 6th. The U.S. international has missed Cincinnati’s last three matches due to a hamstring injury, which is expected to keep him out for several more weeks. The sources said that ending the loan early will give FCC a nominal amount of cap relief.



His loan was initially scheduled to run until July 7th, but the sources said that his recovery timeline and FCC’s light upcoming schedule—they play just two MLS matches and are guaranteed one U.S. Open Cup contest before the end of the month—prompted his early return to Belgium. He’ll continue his rehab with Anderlecht, who recently hired Vincent Kompany as player-manager.



Saief made nine appearances and six starts in...