While playing for the Union, Gazdag had his fair share of matchups against the Crew, which he considered to be "annoying" as he often found himself having to chase the ball rather than retain it, and was usually on the losing side. Those traits put Columbus at the top of his list for possible landing spots.

The Columbus Crew signed midfielder Dániel Gazdag from the Philadelphia Union on Friday in exchange for up to $4.5 million.

The Union are trading Daniel Gazdag to Columbus in a cash deal, sending the franchise’s all-time leading scorer to an Eastern Conference rival.