NRG wants to sign the OpTic Valorant Core team, including FNS, Crashies, Victor, and Coach Chet. See details below.
Due to the recent franchising hassle, Valorant Teams around the world that qualified are looking to sign Free Agents to their roster.
With franchising dates approaching, teams are taking drastic measures to retain/increase talent. NRG is making one such brilliant move.
NRG is looking to sign 3/4th of the former OpTic roster.
This includes the Duelist Victor Wong, the Initiator Austin “Crashies” Roberts, IGL Pujan “FNS” Mehta, and Coach Chet.
Valorant Reporter George Geddes leaked some information on Twitter about the deal, and it has fans flabbergasted.
Even SEN Tarik mentioned that the Ascension League is “going to be wild.” Here is the tweet that prompted fans to think about the possibility of OpTic going to NRG.
Sources: NRG set to sign the OpTic Gaming core.
NRG is in advanced discussions to sign Chet, FNS, crashies, and Victor.
Read via @DotEsports: https://t.co/dUNNx6eBL1
— George Geddes (@GeorgeCGed) September 30, 2022
Also Read: OpTic Yay declines $1 million dollar offer from an APAC Team
With yay rumored to join either C9 or Sentinels, and Marved trying to acquire a spot in 100T by replacing bang, things are moving fast for NA.
More Information on the Deal
Since OpTic did not qualify for the franchising league, the players look to get into NA teams with an open roster.
Regarding the things on NRG’s current roster, it looks like they will be switching out eeiu, hazed, and Ethan. All three NRG players are restricted Free Agents.
NRG tex, on the other hand, is an unrestricted Free Agent, while s0m will stay on the roster following the changes. The deal will go down sometime this week with the intention to complete it ASAP to start the offseason practice.
The league is set to begin in February and conclude in March, but teams are excited to try out the new format of that Riot has introduced.
The tournament will last for three weeks and is set to begin in Sao Paulo, Brazil. All thirty teams will face each other to determine who the best is.
Click on the article below to get more information about the participating teams.
Also Read: What is Valorant Franchising? List of Participating Teams
