D.C. United is preparing to terminate Taxi Fountas’s contract, a person familiar with the situation confirmed Saturday, amid an MLS investigation of an allegation that the Greek forward directed a racial slur at teammate Nigel Robertha.
The 27-year-old has six goals in 17 matches this season after leading D.C. with 12 goals last year. The 2022 all-star is United’s third-highest-paid player with a base salary of $1.7 million, according to the MLS Players Association.
Fountas’s exit would free up one of three designated player slots, set aside for each team’s highest-paid stars, and significant salary cap space. Because the MLS midseason transfer window ended Wednesday, any replacement for Fountas would have to come via the free agent market. United sits in the ninth and final Eastern Conference playoff slot with 10 matches remaining.
. After that match, United Coach Wayne Rooney said he was “frustrated” and “disappointed” with the club’s transfer window activity and questioned the duration of the MLS probe. “For the league to take so long to make a decision on Taxi — I just hope it’s not six weeks once again, like it was last year,” Rooney said.
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