Rumor: 2026 MLS In-Season Roster Moves, Signings, Speculation, & Rumors

Completely remade backline for Atlanta United over the last six months now. Two experienced, int'l CBs with two U-22 initiative fullbacks

🇦🇷 Tomas Jacob (RB)
🇵🇾 Junior Alonso (CB)
🇨🇱 Paulo Diaz (CB)
🇦🇷 Elias Baez (LB) https://t.co/dGRj9YsamP

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) July 14, 2026

Atlanta rebuilding their back line.

 

🟣🇺🇸 BREAKING: Orlando City is finalizing a deal to sign forward Daryl Dike, bringing the American back to the club he broke out with, per sources

Dike left West Brom this summer. He joined West Brom from Orlando for a deal worth around $9.5 million https://t.co/wmm4i08ojA

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) July 14, 2026

Orlando making more noise...

 

🇸🇳 Additionally: Nashville SC is indeed set to sign Senegalese midfielder Famara Camara from Ranheim. @EirikNH 1st reported.

Camara, 21, is a big talent. Made his debut in European soccer only 15 months ago. https://t.co/Oalw0SP5OP pic.twitter.com/H3QMCQ08uk

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) July 14, 2026

Nashville shopping for attacking talent.

 

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— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) July 15, 2026

I wonder who?

 

Bogert says Robert Taylor.

 

The ex Barnet and Lincoln City man?

 

🇩🇪 Sources: The Philadelphia Union is finalizing a deal to sign left back Kai Wagner from Birmingham City, as @thegoalkeeper first reported.

Shock return for Wagner, the club's all-time assists leader.

Wagner, 29, started all 16 matches he was available for with Birmingham. pic.twitter.com/OIH1f00yPK

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) July 15, 2026

Kai Wagner returning to Philly?

 

That's crazy. I wonder who initiated that return, Philly or Wagner. Especially since he regularly went 90 for Birmingham.

 

‪The Union have a long history of not making impact signings with the summer transfer window. But, that would be so Union to break that habit by signing a guy who was already on their books only a few months ago.

 

All that for him? He's okay....

 

I once read back before the turn of the millennium that Philadelphians were the least likely to move out of the city to another state. A big move for most ways going to Jersey. The rumor is the wife was the one that wanted to come back.

 

This guy is a tad upset I dare say. woof.

FUCK YOU AND YOUR 2023 HIGHLIGHTS, YOU MADE A JERSEY TEASER FOR A BENCH PLAYER WHO GOT WAIVED OUTTA AUSTIN FC YOU FUCKING TERRORISTS, STOP PLAYING AROUND WITH YOUR FUCKING SUPPORTERS, YOU BROUGHT IMMEDIATE HEAT ON A GUY WHO SHOULD'VE BEEN HEADING TO A USL TEAM RIGHT NOW https://t.co/IPKREmgrhB

— ✧ 🇮🇨 ✧ (@Idoru_tws) July 15, 2026

 

Glasgow Rangers have entered the race for Bafana Bafana centre back Olwethu Makhanya. 🇿🇦💎

Philadelphia Union have now rejected a fourth bid from a Belgium club in excess of €3.5m - the 22yo has made it clear he wants to leave.

Full story 🔗 https://t.co/qJMBi4uYzB pic.twitter.com/0kdRCWk9z2

— Lorenz Köhler (@Lorenz_KO) July 15, 2026

Glasgow Rangers have entered the race for Bafana Bafana centre back Olwethu Makhanya. Philadelphia Union have now rejected a fourth bid from a Belgium club in excess of €3.5m - the 22yo has made it clear he wants to leave. Full story shorturl.at/Uhh8c

 

It's about time that MLS stops selling at a discount. Happy to hear the Union holding out for a better offer as they have Pierre back from loan and ready to step in so they can be patient and get a better offer.

 

When I joined these forums people were complaining about MLS "holding players to ransom". But that was in the NT forums.

 

🚨💥 Kai Wagner back to Philadelphia - DONE DEAL ✔️

29 y/o left-back is returning following a strong second half of the season with Birmingham.

The move is driven by personal reasons. Transfer fee: €4.5m. Long-term contract agreed. Medical soon. @SkySportDE @berger_pj 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/h6BoPVBTtT

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 16, 2026

So we sold him for 2.75 million less than a year ago and brought him back for 5.15 million plus a long term contact. That's so Union!

 

Wagner was on $930k/$1.1M guaranteed when he left. He's gonna be mighty close to DP level with that transfer fee.

Edit: Bogert says the transfer fee is under $4M, and Wagner WILL be a DP.

 

Been saying MLS screws itself over by including transfer fees in the salary cap. If they only counted what a player earns then players like Wagner wouldn't even need a DP tag (assuming he is getting paid the same as before).

By the way, Philly should've just kept him in the first place and raised his salary a couple 100ks. Would've saved themselves some dls and a DP by doing that.

 

He wanted to play in Europe and Brum City seemed to be the right move. Ambitious club who just missed the playoffs.

I guess it didn't work out for his family. Reports from Birmingham are that it wasn't a planned departure. He started in their pre-season friendly against Huddersfield.

 

Did they? I guess technically but they just gave back all the money they received and added in the tip.