On Sunday, Orlando City acquired Tesho Akindele in exchange for a total of $150,000 in allocation money. There is little downside to this move, and Akindele checks off important boxes for the Lions. With all the attacking troubles in 2018, Orlando has nothing to lose from this move.
Akindele is a 26-year-old attacker with 133 MLS games under his belt. The Lions ended the 2018 season with no natural left winger, and the Canadian can fill that void. But, there are likely more reinforcements on the way.
Playing in James O’Connor’s 3-4-3, Akindele would be a perfect fit playing to the left of Dom Dwyer.