It may have involved a circuitous route, but Chris Durkin is back with D.C. United. The club traded $325,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM), split between $200,000 of 2022’s allotment and $125,000 in 2023, to the Houston Dynamo, who acquired Durkin via the MLS Allocation mechanism after he departed Belgian club Sint-Truiden. Durkin’s deal with the Black-and-Red will be the club’s first use of the MLS U22 Initiative, and runs through 2024 (with an option year in 2025).
“We are thrilled to welcome Chris back to the District after he started his professional career with us back in 2016,” said United President of Soccer Operations Dave Kasper in a team press release confirming the deal.