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Minnesota United sold the Argentine midfielder Emmanuel Reynoso To the Tijuana club, which led to the severing of relations with the player who had not appeared for the team since his unauthorized departure in March.

Reynoso arrived as A.J Club record $5 million deal from Boca Juniors in 2020 He impressed in his first season with the team. He set a single-season NFL record for the most assists in a single postseason campaign (seven) and looked like he would become a centerpiece for Minnesota’s team moving forward.

He starred on the field but a series of Off-field incidents began to spoil his time with the team He barely featured under new coach Eric Ramsey. The club did not disclose Reynoso’s transfer fee, but the Minnesota-based Pioneer Press reported The MLS team will receive a seven-figure fee, If performance qualifications are met.

Minnesota may receive about a fifth of the fee it was paid just four years ago, but it opens up another designated player spot on the roster, allowing the front office to bolster Ramsey’s options this summer.

Emanuel Reynoso’s tumultuous time in the MLS

Minnesota fans will look back fondly on Reynoso’s talents on the field, He scored 24 goals and provided 37 assists Through 95 matches in the American Football League in which he participated. He led the team to the 2020 Western Conference Finals and was one of the league’s most creative players on his day.

But by the end, those days were becoming increasingly rare. A series of disciplinary problems led to him missing large parts of the team’s campaigns.

In December 2021, he was arrested on charges Threatening with a gun and battery on a 16-year-old minor In his hometown of Cordoba, Argentina. He will spend more than a week in prison. then He failed to return to pre-season training With the team in January 2023, he missed ten MLS games before finally returning in May.

He went AWOL again in 2024, failing to show up for a green card appointment in Argentina and He refused to return to Minnesota until early May. Shortly after his return to the United States, a video appeared online featuring Reynoso He poses next to a man carrying a gun and a large bag of money. The incident sparked an investigation into Major League Soccer which is believed to still be ongoing.