Minnesota United signs Dominik Fitz, a high scorer in the Austrian Bundesliga

If the summer transfer window were a soccer match, Minnesota United would be a team that only seemed to come alive when the clock hit second-half stoppage time.

Khaled El-Ahmad, the Loons’ chief soccer officer, saved his summer business for the final day of the transfer window, finalizing one signing and zeroing in on several others as the Thursday night deadline approached.

The announced move was their biggest name of the transfer window, as they agreed with Austria Wien on a deal for 26-year-old playmaker Dominik Fitz. Fitz could potentially occupy a designated player spot, though his roster designation has yet to be announced. The Austria native has played in 159 league matches for his hometown team, beginning in 2017, and signed a 4½-year contract with Minnesota, with a team option for 2030.

“Let’s make some memories together and achieve great things,” Fitz said in a social media message to Minnesota fans.

Over the past three-plus seasons, Fitz has 55 goals plus assists, by far the most in the Austrian Bundesliga.

The Loons were also set to announce a deal for 21-year-old striker Mamadou Dieng, from Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Dieng, a Senegal native, has scored 12 goals this season for Hartford, nine in league play, bringing his two-year total for Hartford to 20 in the USL.

Even as a young prospect, Dieng would help fill the hole that potentially could be created if Loons striker Tani Oluwaseyi completes a heavily rumored move to UEFA Champions League side Villarreal CF.

A deal for Sunderland central midfielder Nectarios Triantis — thought to be off — was also finalized.

Triantis, 25, was one of the top players in the Scottish league last season while on loan at Hibernian FC. Australian by birth, Triantis is of Greek descent and recently switched from representing Australia at the international level to representing Greece.

Other social media reports indicated Minnesota had officially turned down bids from Turkey for attacking midfielder Joaquín Pereyra. However, Turkey’s transfer window doesn’t close until Sept. 11, meaning if Minnesota decided to make a deal after all, the Loons still would have several weeks to complete it. Oluwaseyi, too, has until Aug. 31 to make any move to Spain official.

The Loons also completed a deal for 20-year-old Costa Rican winger Kenyel Michel, though their plan was to loan him back to Alajuelense in Costa Rica — the same club to which Loons midfielder Alejandro Bran is currently on loan.

Late in the day, indications were that potential deals for French attacker Billal Brahimi and South African forward Relebohile Mofokeng were unable to get across the line.

8:30 p.m. Saturday at America First Field

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