Signing Chicago Fire FC have acquired midfielder Rominigue Kouamé on loan from LaLiga2 side Cádiz CF, the club announced Friday.
Jonathan Bamba, a member of Ivory Coast’s team that won last year’s Africa Cup of Nations, will be a designated player for the Chicago Fire.
The Chicago Fire will sign Ivory Coast international winger Jonathan Bamba from Celta Vigo, sources tell GIVEMESPORT.
Bamba has played for Saint-Etienne (2015-18), Paris FC (2016), Sint-Truiden (2016), Angers (2016), Lille (2018-23 ... season under former U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter.
This marks the first time since 2018 that new Head Coach Gregg Berhalter is at the helm for an MLS team—he was head coach of the Columbus Crew from 2013 to 2018, and was coach of the U.S. Men's ...
The Chicago Fire acquired midfielder Rominigue Kouame on loan Friday from Spanish LaLiga2 side Cadiz CF for the 2025 season with an option to purchase. Kouame, 28, will fill an international position on the roster. Contract terms were not announced.
The Chicago Fire acquired winger Jonathan Bamba on Tuesday and signed him to a contract that runs through the 2027 season. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Fire, who will also have a club option for 2028. Bamba, who will serve as a designated player, comes via transfer from Spanish first division side Celta de Vigo.
The 28-year-old, a member of Ivory Coast's team that won last year's Africa Cup of Nations, will be a designated player whose compensation and acquisition cost exceed the $743,750 salary budget charge maximum.
Signing Chicago Fire FC have acquired Ivory Coast international winger Jonathan Bamba from LaLiga side Celta de Vigo, the club announced Tuesday.
The Chicago Fire acquired midfielder Rominigue Kouame on loan Friday from Spanish LaLiga2 side Cadiz CF for the 2025 season with an option to purchase. Kouame, 28, will fill an international position on the roster.
The Chicago Fire’s midfield is continuing to turn over this offseason, and they’ve now brought in another outside piece to compete for a starting spot in 2025. The Fire signed midfielder Rominigue Kouamé on loan with an option to purchase his contract from Cádiz CF in Spain’s second division.
Focused on transfers across 2025, we look at the situations of Salah, Wirtz, Zubimendi, Nkunku, Gyokeres, Alexander-Arnold and