On December 11, FNATIC announced the signing of American player Austin "crashies" Roberts, who previously competed with NRG Esports. This signing marks another significant move that has reshaped the team’s roster and added further excitement to the VALORANT scene.

With extensive experience in professional competition, crashies has played for teams such as T1, Team Envy, and OpTic Gaming. He also secured runner-up positions at the VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik and Valorant Champions 2022.

The American player joins the team to fill the spots vacated by Emirhan "hiro" Kat, Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev, and Kajetan "kaajak" Haremski, completing the transfer changes for the 2025 season.

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The FNATIC roster for next year is as follows:

• Jake "Boaster" Howlett
• Emir "Alfajer" Beder
  
• Timofey "Chronicle" Khromov
  
• Kajetan "kaajak" Haremski
  
• Austin "crashies" Roberts
  

Crashies debut with FNATIC is scheduled for December 14, when the team will face ZETA DIVISION at the RG ONE PRO INVITATIONAL 2024. FNATIC will also play matches against Leviatán and Detonation FocusMe the following day.

With crashies joining, Ștefan "Sayonara" Mîtcu will leave the main roster, with the organization thanking him for his contributions during the Red Bull Home Ground and Riot Games One events.