Atlanta United announced today that it has acquired midfielder Mo Adams from the Chicago Fire in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money. The news was first reported by Paul Tenorio yesterday, while he revealed the precise terms this morning. Atlanta also announced that midfielder Gordon Wild has been waived by the club.
Adams, a native of Nottingham, England, was chosen No. 10 overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft out of Syracuse University, where he played for a season with current Atlanta centerback Miles Robinson.