With too many backs, Sporting KC had shopped de Jong around but ultimately released him so he could sign with NASL side Ottawa
It did not take long for former Sporting Kansas City defender Marcel de Jong to find a team. The Ottawa Fury FC of the NASL announced Wednesday that they had acquired the Canadian international Marcel de Jong, just a day after he was released by Sporting KC. In reality Sporting KC released him so he could sign with Ottawa.
Just a numbers game
Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes explained the release, "We've got Dia, got Seth, it just wound up being too many guys in the same position.