D.C. United continued a wild week today, announcing that they’ve agreed to a pre-contract with forward Taxiarchis Fountas from Rapid Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga. Once he joins the club at the end of his contract with Rapid this summer, Fountas will be a Designated Player for United. Financial terms were not disclosed, but reports have listed the contract as being worth $7 million, making Fountas the club’s highest earner once he arrives.
“Taxi...is a player we’re really excited about as we feel he is someone who has the quality to consistently influence matches for us in the attacking third,” said United President of Soccer Operations Dave Kasper in a team press release.