Through three games, Przemyslaw Frankowski (pronounced Shem-eh-suave Fran-kov-ski) has been one of the bright spots to the start of the Fire’s season. The 23-year-old winger impressed in an opening night loss in Los Angeles and assisted on a late game-tying goal in the home opener. He’s also managed to stay on the radar of the Polish national team by earning a call-up for the nation’s UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches.



His signing in January was the culmination of a year-long courtship that was seemingly cemented last July but not finalized until this current transfer window. Scouting reports initially identified Frankowski as a player of interest late in 2017 and the Fire submitted an initial offer to his club, Jagiellonia Bialystok, in February 2018. A follow-up offer was deemed below Jagiellonia’s valuation for a 22-year-old winger that could potentially take part in the upcoming World Cup.



Fire president and general manager Nelson...