Freddy Adu, as Real Salt Lake midfielder, takes the ball downfield during MLS soccer game, Salt Lake City, Utah
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PHILADELPHIA - Freddy Adu is coming back to Major League Soccer, and he will be joining a team he could help turn into a legitimate title contender, FOX Soccer reported Thursday.
After initially being linked to a move to Carson, Calif.-based Chivas USA, sources within MLS told FOX Soccer that Adu will be signing with the Philadelphia Union. An announcement on the move is expected Friday.
The signing reunites Adu with Union head coach Peter Nowak, who was head coach of D.C. United during Adu's early years in MLS.
Chivas USA had been lining up a move to acquire the 22-year-old midfielder, but the team's owners balked at the last minute. That decision paved the way for Adu to move to Philadelphia, where he will be joining a Union side currently battling the Columbus Crew for first place in the Eastern Conference.
Adu's arrival comes just as the Union looks to revamp an offense that recently lost striker Carlos Ruiz to a transfer to Mexican side Veracruz. Philadelphia will be hoping Adu can provide the playmaker the squad has sorely needed since joining MLS last year.
Combining Adu with the forward tandem of Danny Mwanga and Sebastien LeToux could give the Union the sort of high-powered attack they will need to make a deep playoff run.
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