After the departures of Derrick Etienne Jr. and Pedro Santos, two regulars for the Columbus Crew in recent seasons, the Black & Gold have traded central midfielder Artur to the Houston Dynamo in exchange for $350,000 in allocation. Columbus will receive a guaranteed $200,000 in General Allocation Money in 2023, a guaranteed $100,000 in GAM in 2024 and up to $50,000 in conditional GAM if certain performance incentives are met by the player.
Artur, 26 years old, played six seasons for the Crew, tallying two goals and nine assists in just under 11,000 minutes.