Toronto FC sold Doneil Henry to a club in Cyprus at the beginning of the season, making him technically on loan back to the club throughout the season.
Henry is an academy product and had been one of their most promising young players at 21.
TFC general manager Tim Bezbatchenko explained the reason the decision was not made public before Thursday: “In our position, the player wasn’t leaving; there was nothing changing about the player budget [and] there was even a chance he might be here next year. We thought it would be more of a distraction, more than anything.”