Following reports from Taylor Twellman and the Columbus Dispatch’s Andrew Erickson, D.C. United has announced that they’ve traded forward Patrick Mullins to Columbus Crew SC. In exchange, Columbus has sent United $150,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). The move leaves United with three senior roster spots open and bolsters their ability to do something about it in what figures to be a busy summer transfer window.
Mullins, 26, has had a very up-and-down time with United. Acquired in the middle of 2016 to boost one of MLS’s worst offenses at the time, Mullins was a key part of arguably the best run of form D.