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NYCFC snatch up intriguing midfielder for rest of season

It sure pays to be part of the City Football Group family.

New York City FC tapped into the motherland’s vast resources once again by strengthening their midfield — an area head coach Domenec Torrent wanted to address this transfer window — by acquiring 19-year-old attacking midfielder Valentin Castellanos on loan from Club Atletico Torque, a CFG team, for the remainder of 2018, the club announced Friday.

Castellanos joins NYCFC just days after the team acquired former Girona captain midfielder Eloi Amagat on a free-agent contract. Like Amagat, Castellanos has a team option for 2019.