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Report: Union negotiating for Venezuelan teenager

A Venezuelan teenager set to turn 18 next month is being pursued by the Philadelphia Union, according to reports.

José Riasco’s profile would suggest it’s more of a Philadelphia Union 2 type signing or loan. Some of the reports surfaced suggesting Riasco would be brought in as a Kacper Przybylko replacement, which makes little sense.

UPDATE: A new report cites a transfer fee of more than $1 million, which would suggest at the very least that Riasco would be a first team signing — a U-22 initiative player perhaps — who plays with Union 2.