D.C. United has reached a contract agreement in principle with Argentine attacker Yamil Asad to rejoin the MLS squad in 2020, two people familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.
Asad, 25, arrived in Washington on Tuesday and will undergo a physical and watch a friendly against Puebla on Wednesday.
The plan is for him to sign a precontract with United, effective in January, and ink a separate deal to play right away with Loudoun United, a second-division squad with 10 matches remaining. The MLS pact would probably be guaranteed for two years.
MLS rosters are frozen for the rest of the season and, even if he could have joined the first team for the four-game playoff push, Asad is not in peak fitness and form to contribute.