Kwadwo Poku’s days in the Big Apple are numbered.
It looks like the 24-year-old Ghanaian midfielder will be sold to the NASL’s Miami franchise. He’ll be getting a significant pay rise over his MLS salary of $67,500. Earlier in the season, New York City technical director Claudio Reyna had told prospective suitors that Poku wasn’t available.
Clearly, that’s changed. Why? Two reasons stand out. First, despite his obvious physical gifts and nose for goal, Poku struggled to find his rhythm in manager Patrick Vieira’s system. Despite making the 18-man game-day squad on multiple occasions, Poku was unable to see playing time.