CINCINNATI — FC Cincinnati general manager Gerard Nijkamp has concerns about how quickly the team can bounce back from a coaching change less than two weeks away from the regular-season opener, but he isn’t worried about the impact on potential player signings.



Ron Jans, the 61-year-old Dutchman who took over as coach in August, resigned Monday amid a league-led investigation sparked by a complaint made to the Major League Soccer Players Association. The complaint alleged Jans used a racial slur in front of players a few weeks ago while the team was training in Arizona.



Despite the uncertainty surrounding the coach, Nijkamp was able to reel in one of the final missing pieces to his 2020 roster. Ajax midfielder Siem de Jong arrived in Cincinnati late Tuesday afternoon just one hour after the team’s press conference to discuss Jans’ resignation. A team source says de Jong is still “100 percent on board” and is expected to sign,...