The Chicago Fire are finalizing an agreement to hire Georg Heitz as sporting director, multiple sources with knowledge of the deal told The Athletic.



As first reported by The Athletic’s Guillermo Rivera, the Fire interviewed Heitz last week for the role. The former FC Basel sporting director has since agreed to terms with Chicago and is expected to be announced as the club’s sporting director in the coming days.



Sources indicate Heitz will bring a second hire with him to the Fire’s sporting department. Sources declined to identify that hire, but said he is also coming from Europe. It is not clear what title he may hold. The club’s plans for the sporting department comprised multiple hires, including technical director.



The Fire currently have senior director of soccer operations Eddie Rock and head scout Borja de Matías Sánchez in the sporting department. President and general manager Nelson Rodriguez was moved to a...