Overview
- Orlando City completed the trade on Friday, July 10, 2026, sending 25-year-old forward Duncan McGuire to the Houston Dynamo for a package worth up to $2.4 million in general allocation money (GAM).
- The guaranteed GAM is split as $600,000 in 2026, $400,000 in 2027 and $250,000 toward the 2027–28 season, with up to $1.15 million more tied to performance benchmarks.
- Orlando will also retain a sell-on percentage that would net the club money if Houston sells McGuire later, giving the club upside on any future transfer fee.
- McGuire was a 2023 No. 6 SuperDraft pick who scored prolifically as a rookie but lost momentum after two shoulder injuries and a failed Blackburn Rovers loan, and he had limited impact so far in 2026.
- Club officials framed the move as both a send-off for McGuire and a roster-management step driven by salary-cap needs and changed forward options, including Justin Ellis’s rise and Antoine Griezmann’s arrival.