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Orlando City sells Cyle Larin to Besiktas

The tumultuous Cyle Larin transfer saga is over.

Orlando City announced in a strongly-worded press release on Tuesday that it came to an agreement for the Canadian forward with Turkish club Besiktas.

The Lions expressed anger in the release about how the situation was handled by Larin, his representatives and Besiktas.

Although there was displeasure from the MLS side, it agreed to a deal with the Turkish club in order to receive the proper compensation for the club’s all-time leading scorer.

Larin recorded 43 goals and six assists in 87 matches for the Lions after being chosen with the No. 1 pick in the 2015 MLS Draft.

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  1. Good move for him, Turkish league is competitive, Besiktas is in the Last 16 of the Champions League, and in the hunt for the league title. Let’s hope he can establish himself as a regular.

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  2. It’s a bit of a gamble by Larin. He burned his bridges with MLS, which won’t matter if he has a great career in Europe. But if in 2 or 3 years he wants to come back, the league may not be too welcoming.

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  3. I dony think they’re too many. Probably only ” angry ” Eric Wynalda and Riccado Silva. and you must know why , right?

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  4. Awesome!

    Respect the league and its rules!

    It was so upsetting to see many soccer fans in US hoping Besiktas would get him on a free transfer just so they could stick it to MLS. As if the league holds a gun to the players’ heads when they sign contracts

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    • Well no one on the receiving side respected anything.

      Don’t let the whiners get you down Yev, they are slowly fading away. Too bad Larin is moving on, I hope it works out for him, but will miss watching him as he fades out of my sights.

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