I guess there wasn't some kind of thread for him already? BREAKING: Middlesbrough has agreed a deal to sign American midfielder Aidan Morris from the Columbus Crew, sources say.Agreement around $4m + sell-on clause. Not signed or done yet. Morris departed US U-23 camp for England.Deal in the works a while.https://t.co/lMVMvuoEDz— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) June 11, 2024 Watching him this year, a move like this seemed pretty likely to me, or at least it seemed likely that he'd have options/suitors overseas.
Very good move, while they didn't do as good this season Boro is one of the more ambitious Championship sides and Carrick is a good coach
Awesome. I wasn't expecting this and it's a nice surprise to have another yank to follow in the Championship next season.
I am not one of those people who think players need to make a quick move abroad. I like seeing players build roots with a domestic club, develop, play a lot, win, and then make the move. Like Tyler Aidan accomplished so much with Columbus. He won 2 Cups, he went to the CONCACAF Championship final, he recovered from an ACL tear. it is cool to see him leave such a legacy with the Crew
not a huge fan of the championship but economics seem to be driving a ton of americans there lately it's better than staying in MLS for life....and the more americans in europe, the better....so hopefully it works out however, the hit rate for getting to the EPL seems pretty low..... for example, some recent efl champ americans not getting out of league...or notably NOT improving their club career (yet) via playing in that league: haji, sargent, dike, gooch, holmes, kelman, tomkinson, de la torre, olusunde, fossey, jordan morris, miazga, horvath, hoppe, covil, arriola, cannon, steffen, ccv, duncan mcguire etc etc some americans who jumped from championship to epl or high league: yedlin, ream, jedi, holden, eddie lewis, trusty (although relegated now...so maybe shouldnt count) for the solid majority, its a bit of a black hole league, imo....although there is a smattering of success stories, as well
Deal seems to be done: BREAKING: Middlesbrough has agreed a deal to sign American midfielder Aidan Morris from the Columbus Crew, sources say.Agreement around $4m + sell-on clause. Not signed or done yet. Morris departed US U-23 camp for England.Deal in the works a while.https://t.co/lMVMvuoEDz— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) June 11, 2024
Profile from the club: https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/28/get-to-know----aidan-morris/ He spent time on loan to Indiana Hoosiers in 2019.
Started in a recent friendly: Your Boro this afternoon 📋#UTB pic.twitter.com/DpGohQXmMV— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 20, 2024 Played an hour: 59 | A raft of changes just before the hour for #Boro ↩️ van den Berg, Clarke, Jones, Ayling, McCabe, Morris, Coburn, McCormick, McCabe↪️ Barlaser, Fry, Hackney, Latte Lath, Gilbert, Dijksteel, Howson, Engel, Finch🔴 0-0 ⚪️#UTB pic.twitter.com/hFGCqB8Nan— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 20, 2024
On the bench for a friendly: Here's how Michael Carrick's men line up tonight 📝#UTB pic.twitter.com/4Qb2WzWH8L— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 24, 2024 61 | Here come the changes 🔁⬅️ Barlaser, Hackney, Latte Lath, Burgzorg, Gilbert, Dijksteel, Howson, Engel, Finch➡️ van den Berg, McGree, Jones, Ayling, Morris, Coburn, Azaz, McCormick, McCabe⚪️ 0-1 🔴#UTB— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 24, 2024