Orlando City are set to sign free agent Nico Lodeiro, who lifted two MLS Cups and a Concacaf Champions League title winner with the Seattle Sounders.

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• Orlando City to sign Nico Lodeiro
• Uruguayan leaves Seattle after eight years
• Will not occupy DP slot for Lions

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  reports that the 34-year-old Uruguayan, who had a contract run out with the Seattle Sounders in 2023, is set to take his talents to Florida and join up with Orlando City. Lodeiro will not occupy a Designated Player slot for the Lions, as his contract will be below the max TAM threshold.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Orlando get one of the most well-respected attacking midfielders across the league, who likely still has two or three good years left in his boots. A 2023 campaign that saw limited minutes due to injury means he's theoretically saved an entire season on his body, too.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Lodeiro was capped 60 times by the Uruguay national time prior to international retirement. He was the first-ever captain of an MLS side to lift the CCL trophy (in 2022) and was a two-time MLS Cup winner with the Sounders during his eight-year stay in the Pacific Northwest. Now, he's taking his talents to sunny Orlando, where he'll look to add to his trophy cabinet.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR LODEIRO AND ORLANDO

  The 2024 MLS season is just a few months away, with MLS preseason beginning in January 2024. The Lions will be back in action in just under a months time, with friendlies and training sessions being scheduled before the campaign starts up in late February.

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