NYCFC is on the verge of snagging the firepower it so desperately needs up front, as they are nearing a deal with Mali international striker Moussa Sylla, sources confirm with amNewYork. Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports Germany was the first to report that the two parties were inching toward an agreement. The 26-year-old Sylla has spent the last two seasons with Schalke in the second tier of German soccer.
NYCFC New York City FC (NYCFC) has appointed Todd Dunivant, a five-time MLS Cup champion and the current general manager of USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC, as the club's new sporting director after a months-long effort to replace David Lee. NYCFC touted Sacramento Republic's sustained success under Dunivant's leadership over the past eight seasons, with the club reaching the USL Championship play-offs in seven of those eight seasons.