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Former Lions striker Cyle Larin has recently been linked with a winter transfer back to Orlando City SC but it seems City supporters are almost equally split on wanting the 23-year-old back at Orlando City Stadium.
According to our Orlando City UK poll of 216 City fans, 53% would re-sign the Canadian international from Beşiktaş while 47% would rather he stayed away for good.
#OrlandoCityUK POLL 🦁🇬🇧 | Would you re-sign Cyle Larin at @OrlandoCitySC this off-season!? 🤔
Cast YOUR vote below! ⬇️#OCSC #MLS
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) November 5, 2018
Turkish source Günes recently reported that Cyle Larin is currently out of favour with the Istanbul giants and is heading for an exit in the upcoming European January transfer window.
The report also went as far as claiming that Cyle Larin has been in touch with Orlando City SC sparking rumours of a rather swift return to Central Florida.
Still way out in front as Orlando City SC‘s all-time leading goalscorer in Major League Soccer with 43 goals, a Cyle Larin return would represent a remarkable turnaround in events.
After infamously breaking his contract and subsequently infuriating Lions supporters and staff last winter, the 2015 MLS Rookie of the Year is firmly alongside Justin Meram in the most deplorable list.
Frustratingly however, Cyle Larin‘s goals were integral to Orlando City SC‘s competitiveness between 2015 to 2017 with the Lions awfully short in the striking department beyond first choice Dom Dwyer at present.
If there is any true depth to this rumour, plotting to re-sign Cyle Larin would represent the desperation of Orlando City SC‘s current plight given the player ultimately went behind the club’s back to pursue his own gain.
With Lions CEO Alex Leitão candidly slamming Cyle Larin’s actions last February, a return still seems unlikely but there is no denying the raw footballing talent the Canadian international possesses.
Orlando City UK awaits news of any further developments to this transfer story.