Toronto FC are reportedly adding some defensive experience to the midfield.
Insider Fabrizio Romano reports that Toronto FC and Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim have a transfer agreement in place for defensive midfielder Niklas Dorsch.
The agreement includes a $4.3 million transfer fee and comes with a five-year contract for Dorsch. Romano adds that the clubs are still finalizing the documentation on the deal.
Dorsch, 28, is a Lichtenfels, Germany native who came up through the Bayern Munich ranks. He made his senior-level Bundesliga debut in the 2017-18 season, appearing in one game with Bayern. He joined Heidenheim the following year and also made stops with Belgian club Gent and Bundesliga club FC Augsburg before returning to Heidenheim in 2024-25.
He has appeared in 118 Bundesliga games and 209 total games over his senior-level career.
Toronto FC return to game action Wednesday on the road against the New England Revolution. Toronto is 3-6-6 this season with a minus-seven goal differential.