Minnesota United’s all-time leading scorer is headed to Chicago.
Free agent midfielder Robin Lod has signed a two 1/2-year contract with the Fire through June 2028, the club said Friday afternoon.
The Finn took more guaranteed years to join the Fire, with the length of the Loons’ offer at 1 1/2 years guaranteed, with a one-year option, sources told the Pioneer Press. That MNUFC option would have bene triggered based on player metrics on the field.
Lod was Loons’ highest-paid player in 2025 at $1.6 million and he had similar salaries offers from both Minnesota and Chicago, just under $1 million per year, sources said.
The Loons are also involved in bringing in forward Tomas Chancalay from New England Revolution in a cash-for-player trade, a source said Friday. The 26-year-old Argentine had four goals, two assists in 1,168 #MLS minutes in 2025. He’ll provide option up top outside of Kelvin Yeboah and on left for Loons in 2026.
Chancalay came to New England as a Designated Player from Racing Club in Argentina; he is signed through the 2026 MLS season with an additional one-year club option. His salary was $1 million in 2025, according to the MLS Pay.
Loons’ Chief Soccer Officer Khaled Al-Ahmad wants his rosters to be constructed with fewer players considered to be in the “twilight” of his career. At age 32, Lod resides on that category.
The club declined Lod’s contract option for 2026 and entered negotiations with Lod’s agent this winter.
Besides Lod, MNUFC has had starting goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair sign with Inter Miami and midfielder Hassani Dotson sign with Seattle Sounders. The club also traded Joseph Rosales to Austin FC.
Since joining the Loons in 2019, Lod became the club leader in goals (34) and assists (35) while being second to Michael Boxall in total games played.
Lod was an MLS All-Star in 2024 with 20 goal contributions (seven goals,13 primary assists) and that fell to eight (five goals and three assists) in 2025.
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