While D.C. United on Friday continued pursuing Argentine midfielder Yamil Asad for long-term purposes, the organization granted homegrown midfielder Chris Durkin’s request to play overseas right away by loaning him to Sint-Truiden in Belgium’s top division.
The deal will run through May, when the Belgian club will have the option to buy him for a transfer fee that people close to United say is $2.25 million. D.C. would also retain a 20 percent stake, meaning it would collect an additional payment should Sint-Truiden sell him in the future.
Durkin, 19, was scheduled to arrive in Belgium on Friday.