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Liga MX Giant Makes Bid for FC Cincinnati's $5.3 Million Star Player
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FC Cincinnati aims to maintain the high level shown in the 2026 Major League Soccer season, but a Liga MX club threatens to take away one of its best players.
The Orange and Blue finished the regular season in second place in the Eastern Conference with 65 points, just one behind the Philadelphia Union .
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Despite its good campaign, Cincinnati fell in the Conference Semifinals 0-4 against champion Inter Miami . The club's goal of staying at the highest level has just gotten more complicated, since an important club has made an offer for one of its stars.
According to The Athletic 's Tom Bogert, Liga MX side CF Monterrey has made an offer to sign winger Luca Orellano .
COLUMBUS, OHIO - NOVEMBER 02: Luca Orellano #23 of FC Cincinnati arrives for the 2025 MLS Cup Playoff match against Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field on November 02, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images
Liga MX's Monterrey Makes Offer to Sign FC Cincinnati's Luca Orellano
Orellano, 25, played 35 games in the 2025 season, scoring three goals and providing six assists. In the 2024 campaign, he accumulated 42 appearances, recording 12 goals and five assists.
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"Liga MX's Monterrey has submitted a bid to sign Luca Orellano from FC Cincinnati, sources briefed on the situation tell The Athletic," Bogert wrote. "Orellano was the subject of bids from Cruz Azul last winter, but ultimately signed a new contract to stay."
Although the report does not specify the figure offered by Monterrey, Orellano has an estimated market value of €4.5 million (around $5.3 million), according to Transfermarkt.
It would not be the first time that Rayados signs a player from Cincinnati, since in 2023 they paid around $9.17 million to sign striker Brandon Vazquez , who would leave the Mexican club a year later to return to MLS, now with Austin FC .
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Dec 15, 2025, where it first appeared in the Soccer section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
