
WASHINGTON, DC (July 21, 2008) USSoccerPlayers -- US Olympic team midfielder Freddy Adu has completed a loan move to Monaco. Adu signed with Benfica last season from Real Salt Lake, where he saw limited opportunities with the first team.
Adu's loan deal is for the entire 2008-09 season with an option for Monaco to complete a transfer. Monaco finished 12th in France's Ligue 1 last season. Their chairman Jérôme De Bontin is an American who earlier linked his club with a move for Michael Bradley.