The exact amounts were not disclosed, but sources familiar with the details said United collected much more than it would have under normal circumstances because a tampering charge was hanging over Orlando City.

With extra targeted allocation money, United plans to pursue another player who would earn between $457,500 and $1 million. This week, the club announced it had used TAM in acquiring midfielder Luciano Acosta on loan from Boca Juniors.

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Ideally, United would sign someone right away. But given the wider availability of players during the summer transfer window, D.C. might wait until mid-season.

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Last month, United filed a discovery claim on Nocerino, a move that afforded exclusive negotiating rights. The sides exchanged proposals, and both General Manager Dave Kasper and managing general partner Jason Levien visited the former Italian national team player and his wife in Milan.

In an apparent violation of MLS rules, Orlando also reached out to Nocerino, a former teammate of Orlando star Kaka at AC Milan. That, sources said, put the United-Nocerino talks on hold and provided leverage to the player’s agent to negotiate a bigger contract from United.

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With talks stalled, Nocerino turning attention to Orlando and United threatening to file tampering charges, D.C. officials decided to reconsider their options. Around that time, Acosta became available. United also acquired central midfielder Marcelo Sarvas from the Colorado Rapids for TAM and a 2018 conditional draft pick.

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So instead of remaining locked in the Nocerino saga, United entered into talks with Orlando over the MLS rights to the player. As part of the deal, United agreed to not file tampering charges. Without a formal grievance submitted by a club, the league is unlikely to pursue disciplinary action against Orlando.

The Orlando Sentinel reported Sunday that Nocerino and Orlando were in the final stages of an agreement. Early Thursday, Nocerino confirmed to SportItalia that he was going to join the Florida side. Late Thursday, Orlando announced the move.

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Where does this leave United?

The club would have been willing to spend what was necessary to sign both Acosta and Nocerino. Because of the circumstances, it ended up with Acosta, Sarvas and the two forms of allocation money for future use.

Additionally, D.C. has more salary cap space than expected because Sarvas will not count as much as Nocerino would have. Although the Brazilian had a $360,000 base salary ($425,000 overall) last year, the Rapids agreed as part of the trade to keep about half of his number on their books (approximately $175,000). Had United signed Nocerino, he would have counted the maximum against the cap ($457,500).

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Consequently, United now has more cap space and allocation money to make additional moves in the coming weeks or months.

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Meantime, the club is exploring options inside and outside of MLS for another goalkeeper to back up and challenge Andrew Dykstra for playing time while starter Bill Hamid recovers from knee surgery. For next Tuesday’s visit to Queretaro in the CONCACAF Champions League, second-year Travis Worra will provide cover for Dykstra.

The only trialist still in training camp is Germany’s Benjamin Kirsten, who would count against the international roster limit. Chris Konopka, Toronto FC’s starter for 21 matches last season, was cut this week. It’s unclear whether United would attempt to sign another goalkeeper right away or invite candidates to camp for workouts before making a decision.

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