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Report: FC Cincinnati interested in Chilean playmaker Matias Fernandez

Jobi McAnuff, Matias Fernandez - Jamaica vs. Chile

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Report


FC Cincinnati continue to be linked to players from near and far as they gear up for their 2019 MLS expansion debut, the latest of which is a savvy attacker with World Cup and Copa America pedigree.


Chile international Matias Fernandez is on Cincyā€™s radar, according to Chilean publicationsLa Estrella and La Cuarta. FCC president and GM Jeff Berding is alleged to have made contact with the 32-year-old playmaker, whoā€™s currently on the books at Liga MX side Necaxa, where he helped Los Rayos win Copa MX during the 2018 Clausura campaign.


A key member of La Rojaā€™s 2010 World Cup and 2015 Copa America sides ā€“ they won the latter tournament ā€“ Fernandez (pictured above, at right) also carries a hefty club resume with stints at Colo-Colo, Spain's Villarreal and Italian outfit Fiorentina.


League sources confirmed Cincinnatiā€™s interest to MLSsoccer.com, but thereā€™s probably ample work to be done if Fernandez is to wind up in orange and blue next season; heā€™s reportedly under contract with Necaxa until June 2019.