The 34-year-old recently expressed his desire to return to his boyhood club, Atlético Junior.
From Bryan Róchez and Carlos Rivas to Alexandre Pato and Ercan Kara, Orlando City have earned quite the reputation over the years for squandering considerable resources on underperforming strikers. It's no surprise that the club's most celebrated centre forwards have all come out of the collegiate system.
Luis Muriel was supposed to be the man to buck that trend. Arriving from Italian high-flyers Atalanta in 2024 with quite the goalscoring reputation, Orlando supporters dreamed their new Designated Player would be the talisman they needed to lead them to that elusive first MLS Cup.