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Check out all 41 goals in Major League Soccer’s opening weekend, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s header, Adama Diomandé’s last-minute winner for LAFC and more. U.S. international midfielder Kenny Saief is in the process of finalizing his loan to FC Cincinnati from Belgian side Anderlecht, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
One source indicated that Saief is traveling to Cincinnati and that general terms on the loan have been agreed to. All that’s left to complete the deal is agreement on a few minor details, as well as Saief passing a physical.
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Kenny Saief has moved to Anderlecht on an initial loan until the end of the season.
U.S. international Kenny Saief has joined Anderlecht on loan from fellow Belgian club Gent.
Anderlect also have an option to buy Saief on a permanent basis at the end of the season.
Saief, 24, returned in November after being sidelined since the summer because of complications from hernia surgery.
Transferupdate: Kenny Saief op huurbasis naar #RSCA, ontdek zijn eerste =ù op de Official-app! Download de app uit de PLAY STORE (https://t.co/8jOWk8TWua) of de APP STORE (https://t.co/WsEYzSmeb7)! Welcome Kenny! =ª #COYM pic.twitter.com/lmJt2jAMjC— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht) January 5, 2018
The setback ruled Saief out of the final four games of the U.S.’s failed World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Complications from hernia surgery are likely to sideline United States international midfielder Kenny Saief for at least two months, a source from club side KAA Gent confirmed to ESPN FC.
The source corroborated the details of a report from Israeli media outlet One, which indicated that after undergoing the surgery, Saief contracted an infection in his abdomen that required an additional procedure.
The source stated that Saief will now be on antibiotics for two weeks, and will then return to light…
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EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut — Kenny Saief said there is a simple reason why he switched his international allegiance from Israel to the U.S.
“I was born [in the U.S.], and I feel like I belong to this place,” he said ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Ghana.
Saief was born in Panama City, Florida, to Israeli parents. He and his family moved back to Israel when he was three, and as his soccer talent grew, he represented Israel at various youth levels. He even played in two friendlies at senior…