New York City FC has released its 2017 roster, and it does not include USMNT midfielder Mix Diskerud.
The MLS side bought out Diskerud, who remains under contract with Major League Soccer, meaning there would have to be compensation or an arrangement for him to move to a European club.
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Diskerud, 26, fell out with coach Patrick Vieira last season and made the bench only once. His last appearance was a June 16 loss to the New York Cosmos in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
If he does leave MLS, his career numbers representing NYCFC will be 41 matches with four goals and two assists.
It’s still wild that a league owns the rights to a player, but such is life in MLS.
Anyway, if you missed it, here’s Diskerud’s Instagram post from a couple nights ago, the one that foreshadowed his departure from NYCFC.