

Sebastien Le Toux made 16 league appearances with eight starts and two goals. (Ted S. Warren/Associated Press)

Last week, after acquiring four players and executing two trades as part of a major summer shake-up, D.C. United officials said they weren’t done remodeling the last-place squad. Although the transfer and trade deadline had passed, MLS teams were free to sign free agents and make other minor moves before the Sept. 15 roster freeze.

As promised, United has continued to tinker.

On Wednesday, the club finalized the acquisition of veteran goalkeeper Steve Clark to serve as Bill Hamid’s back-up — and possible successor if Hamid doesn’t agree to a new contract before the year is out. United also loaned Travis Worra, the second-choice keeper for much of three seasons, to the second-division Richmond Kickers and reached mutual agreement with attacker Sebastien Le Toux to terminate his contract after less than one full season.

Le Toux, 33, played in 16 league matches with eight starts and two goals but logged only 48 minutes in two appearances over the past seven games. Already out of favor, he had almost no hope of playing again this year after United signed Paul Arriola and Zoltan Stieber last week.

Behind the scenes, Le Toux was seeking a way out. United tried to trade him but apparently couldn’t find any takers. It’s unclear whether he is in the process of joining a new club. He had a base salary of $125,000.

Last winter, after leaving Colorado, Le Toux wanted to play in Washington in order to be closer to his wife, who lives in Philadelphia. He is the Union’s all-time leading scorer with 50 goals and 50 assists in two separate stints totaling six seasons.

Meantime, Stieber, a Hungarian national team midfielder, returned to Europe as part of the process of finalizing a U.S. work visa. He is not eligible for Saturday’s match at Colorado. Aside from the visa issue, Stieber is working to regain fitness after not playing 90 minutes since a German second-flight match in April between his previous club, Kaiserslautern, and 1860 Munich.

United is hopeful he’ll make his debut, in some capacity, next week when the club hosts two matches: Atlanta United on Wednesday and the New England Revolution on Saturday.

Clark, the Columbus Crew’s first-choice keeper from 2014 to 2016 before moving to Horsens in Denmark, accompanied the team to Denver. Rookie Eric Klenofsky remains the third-string keeper.

United might not be done. One source said the club is pursuing other free agents before the Sept. 15 cut-off. Even with a late-season resurgence, D.C. (5-15-4, winless in eight straight) has almost no chance of qualifying for the playoffs. However, club officials are eager to build momentum heading into 2018 and learn more about the current group before making additional moves this winter through trades, signings and the league’s other acquisition platforms.

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