FC Dallas is negotiation to transfer standout midfielder Mauro Diaz to a club in the Middle East, a league source tells The Athletic. The 27-year-old Argentine was left off the team’s roster for Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls and its U.S. Open Cup round of 16 loss to Sporting Kansas City on June 16th. He was also not at training on Wednesday. FC Dallas has four players listed on the league’s injury report but Diaz is not one of them.



The transfer is not yet finalized and international deals often have multiple moving parts, meaning any agreement to sell Diaz could still fall apart in the late stages, however Diaz recently completed his exit physical with the team, the source said.



An FC Dallas spokesperson said the club had no comment. After training on Wednesday, FC Dallas technical director Fernando Clavijo told 3rdDegree.net the club is working on something regarding Diaz and that the player missed training with the club’s...