SION, Switzerland -- Swiss club Sion has declined to sign Freddy Adu after the former United States international spent the week there in training.

Sion said on its website Friday that Adu had undeniable qualities but did not fit in with its plans.

Adu was signed to Portuguese champion Benfica but was loaned out last season to Belenenses and Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.

The 21-year-old forward was not selected to play for the U.S. at the World Cup in South Africa, and has failed in Europe to fulfill the potential he showed when he joined D.C. United at age 14.

Sion had the option of signing Adu because a one-year transfer ban imposed by FIFA and upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last month will not take effect until January.



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