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Nashville 'fits perfect' for new designated player Mukhtar

The 2020 expansion side is starting to take shape, with the 24-year-old looking to continue his development in MLS

Nashville SC's roster continues to take shape, with the 2020 MLS expansion franchise landing Brondby's Hany Mukhtar as its first designated player.

The 24-year-old will continue to play with the Swedish side until January when he will make the transition to the MLS side.

Mukhtar becomes the sixth player signed with two others, Aníbal Godoy and winger David Accam, finishing out the current MLS season with their respective teams before joining up.

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Having come through the ranks in Germany before bouncing around in Europe, the attacker believes he can continue to develop in United States and feels as though the timing was perfect to get in on the ground floor with Nashville.