If D.C. United and Argentine playmaker Luciano Acosta are to agree to a new contract, fending off his departure during the season or soon afterward, it probably won’t happen anytime soon.
His agent, Mattias Sabbag, said this week that “I think we will meet in a couple of weeks.” A person close to team management said the sides are “communicating regularly by phone” and negotiations are likely to carry into July.
Acosta’s contract expires at the end of the year, but as of July 1, he is free to begin weighing offers from clubs outside of MLS.