Austin FC will be looking for another new designated player after selling Sebastián Driussi to Argentinean club River Plate.

Transfer Austin FC have transferred star midfielder Sebastián Driussi to Argentine powerhouse River Plate, the club announced Friday.

Austin FC have confirmed the transfer of midfielder Sebastián Driussi to River Plate for a club-record transfer fee on Friday. The news arrives after the 28-year-old was heavily linked with an MLS exit to join the Argentine giants. He departs as the club's all-time leading scorer.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Austin FC forward Sebastián Driussi (10) celebrates his goal against the Seattle Sounders FC during the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Austin FC forward Sebastián Driussi (10) celebrates his goal against the Seattle Sounders FC during the ...

FC Cincinnati set the MLS transfer record to bring in Kevin Denkey from Cercle Brugge KSV . The 24-year-old Togo international was signed for a reported $16.2 million transfer fee after winning the Golden Boot award in the Belgian Pro League, scoring a staggering 27 goals in 38 matches during the 2023-24 season.

Austin FC will look very different this year following the departures of many key figures in the club's short history.

Austin FC transferred midfielder Sebastian Driussi, the club's all-time leading goal-scorer, to Argentine side Club Atletico River Plate. The transaction, which Austin announced Friday ...

In years past, the January transfer window would see South America's best talents leave for Europe. Not this year, though, as the Club World Cup looms.

Signed through 2027, with an option for 2028, the forward is not just a gamble but proof that Austin FC intend to aim for the top. His resume does impress: the all-time leading scorer for Granada CF with 49 goals in 106 matches,

Sebastián Driussi is training with River, so Austin FC did not waste precious time and already has its natural replacement. This is someone who comes from the European continent, so the MLS continues to bring in good quality strategists.

MLS’s offseason “hot stove” keeps roaring as the clock ticks down to MLS is Back weekend (Feb. 22-23), and we’re back to wrap up the week’s wheeling and dealing.