Benfica loans Freddy Adu to Monaco
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | 10:30 AM ET
The Associated Press
Freddy Adu, seen at the FIFA under-20 championships last year, will be on the U.S. squad at the Beijing Olympics. (Dave Sandford/Getty Images)American soccer player Freddy Adu will move from Portugal's Benfica to play with Monaco next season in the French league.
Benfica said late Monday that the 19-year-old midfielder will join Monaco on a season-long loan, and the French club then will have the option of signing him to a permanent contract.
Adu joined Benfica in July last year but started only two matches, scoring five goals in 21 appearances as the team finished fifth in the Portuguese league and had three different coaches in an unsettled season.
Adu joined Benfica after playing with DC United and Real Salt Lake in the MLS.
He will play with the U.S. team at the Beijing Olympics next month and is then expected to join Monaco, which finished 12th in the French league last season.
