USMNT Transfer Watch - Movers and Shakers

There was an American Soccer Now story about this a while ago.
For some reason the link isn't opening for me. I'm thinking the comment is in there.
Does American Soccer Now not exist any more?

http://americansoccernow.com/articles/mls-allure-why-wages-are-only-part-of-the-story

My memory is that it was Diego Valeri that said it, but maybe my memory is faulty.

The single entity nature of MLS is part of this stability. It used to be that paychecks in MLS came from the league office and not the individual clubs. I don't know if that's still the case. So even if a club was struggling financially (let's say FC Dallas in the Dragon Stadium days), the paychecks always came on time from the league office.

There seem to be stories from South America about clubs not paying there players coming out with some regularity. That doesn't happen in MLS.

Players' strike due to unpaid wages delays start to season in Argentina - ESPN

Some might argue that this lack of financial jeopardy for clubs in MLS is a bad thing.
That Schalke made bad decisions financially and paid the price. Boavista has made bad decisions, and is paying the price. Bordeaux. You see clubs going into administration all the time in England.

Anyway, my original point for players moving out of MLS is "be careful what you wish for." Reggie Cannon forced his way out of MLS and went to a terrible situation in Portugal.

 

I *think* it was Diego Valeri.

Valeri fell in love with Portland as well -- he always mentioned that he felt he could send his kids to school safely and he liked the relative anonymity. (I don't know if he quite feels the same way anymore. Maybe still in Portland.)

 

Tuttosport: Pulisic 'not very happy with the situation' at Milan - several clubs interested

Several sources have reported that Pulisic is set to put pen to paper on a one-year extension with Milan, earning a pay rise as recognition for his excellent performances. However, it is possible that he might pause to reflect on things, seeking guarantees about the club’s ambitions.

 

Wants Champions League

 

As some other articles have mentioned, their other "top players" are heavily linked with moves away from Milan.

The Reijnders to Man City rumor is everywhere right now. Leao and Theo Hernandez rumors persist.

It makes sense for Pulisic to think "what is the future with this club?"

How exactly do you squander a team that got UCL semifinals and a scudetto in a span of a few seasons? They've managed it......................

A Coppa Italia win would have saved their season, but also masked significant issues.

 

In case folks didn't see this on the youth forum. USYNTer rom San Jose academy.

From the USA to Eindhoven 🔴⚪️
Welkom in Eindhoven, Will! 🤝#CreatingStarsTogether️

— PSV (@PSV) May 15, 2025

 

U.S. Soccer has authorized a special, 10-day transfer window from June 1-10 ahead of the Club World Cup and MLS will implement it only for clubs in the tournament, per sources.

The Seattle Sounders & Inter Miami are in + LAFC could qualify.

https://www.givemesport.com/us-soccer-mls-approves-pre-club-world-cup-transfer-window-sources/

 

Didn't Cannon have to buy himself out of his Boavista contract as well? Not to mention FC Dallas still have never been paid the transfer fee for Cannon from Boavista either.

 

Barring the spectacular, I graciously await their upcoming relegation and possible dissolution

 

"PSV reportedly won't even consider a transfer for 22-year-old USMNT attacking midfielder Malik Tillman if the bids are below €50m"

PSV reportedly won't even consider a transfer for 22-year-old USMNT attacking midfielder Malik Tillman if the bids are below €50m, per @RikElfrink 😳

Tillman has already been linked with Premier League clubs Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. pic.twitter.com/NunvdzhzoU

— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) May 17, 2025

No bids below €70m for Roldan pls

 

Yeah. That was a kick in the balls. Reggie left because he claimed they weren't paying him. The Court for Arbitration of Sport ruled that Boavista did owe him unpaid wages of about $80k. He wasn't on that large of a contract there. Then they ruled that he unlawfully broke his contract with Boavista, and was fined 1.4 million!!! So that didn't pan out.
Reggie Cannon to pay former club Boavista $1.4 million for early contract termination - SBI Soccer

Once Boavista's sugar daddy turned into a charlatan, they couldn't pay anybody for anything. I think Houston did eventually get paid for Alberth Elis.

We do actually have an American on Boavista right now.
Former USYNTer Gboly Ariyibi. Half of their first team squad doesn't even have wikipedia profiles. Seem like Portuguese academy kids.

One of only two clubs outside of the "Big 3" to win a title in Portugal. And it wasn't 1958 or something. They did it in 2000-2001. So this was a club in the Champions league in the 21st century. And, by the way, in the 2001-2002 Champions League finished ABOVE Borussia Dortmund in the 1st group stage. Liverpool failed to beat them both home and away. In the 2nd group phase, they drew with Bayern Munich. Now they're hanging on to their existence by a fingernail.

 

U17 USYNTer Jack Mize of Dortmund linked to a Kaiserslautern move. [Formerly of NYRB academy.]

Jack Mize (‘08) linked with a move to Kaiserslautern. https://t.co/Z7AmTErI3D

— USMNTProspects (@ProspectsUsmnt) May 15, 2025

 

❗️ Weston McKennie’s renewal with Juventus is currently on a standstill. There is no final approval from the owners and there is no green light to get the signatures on the contracts. We will understand in the next few weeks if McKennie will renew with Juve.

[🌕: @MatteMoretto… pic.twitter.com/hj6FlNFmet

— USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸 (@USMNTOtaku) May 16, 2025

 

Lopez is more interested in his cars than his soccer teams.

 

Weston McKennie’s contract renewal with Juventus still on hold. #USMNT https://t.co/EpSiXoccsT

— Larry Henry Jr (@lhenry019) May 17, 2025

 

Not sure how reliable but this says Ledezma to Chivas on a 4 year deal... best of luck to him with El Tri (only saying that because we didn't want him)

🚨Chivas acordó la llegada de Richy Ledezma, que firmará por 4 años. ⬇️https://t.co/Ls5UAbKNXs pic.twitter.com/ALb3hKkS8N

— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo) May 17, 2025

Money talks lol

Funny that he’s a Club America fan & wanted the U.S. over Mexico but ends up at Chivas

— Edgar (@ConcacafEdgar) May 17, 2025

 

Been at Welcome to Rockville for a few days so catching up in the thread. A few things I wanted to add.

1. John Tolkin doesn't get hurt I think Kiel stay up. He was creating chances going forward and a clear upgrade defensively for Kiel. He did not look out of place in the Bundesliga where as George Bello was in and out of the lineup for Bielefield both in Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga and reviews on his play was mixed at best.

2. Since Belgium came back up haven't 3 of the last 4 Golden Boot winners from Belgium come to MLS plus Pantsil who was a top player? Vanzier didn't live up to hype and went back to Belgium. I don't think you see any up and coming players go to Belgian teams anymore unless it's a team like Brugge who can both pay more than MLS but also have a good track record of moving players to bigger leagues.

3. I don't think eurosnobs (for lack of a better term) understand how physical of a league MLS is. You can no longer just be more skilled player and dominate.

4. I think people mistake EPL attendance and Bundesliga/2nd Bundesliga attendance as the norm in Europe and... it really isn't. Ive watched plenty of Ligue 1 games on BEIN and a lot of stadiums have no atmosphere. A lot of players who come to MLS have commented about how it's nice to play in front of crowds every week but also (and more importantly) to get paid.

5. A lot of leagues in Europe have roster rules for non EU players so many MLS players are going to run into issues unless they get EPL or Bundesliga interest. They can go to the Championship but even then thereafter a difference between going to a team that is trying to fight for promotion constantly like Dike, Morris, and Haji did and going to a shitshow like Blackburn Rovers or even Sheffield Wednesday like Duncan McGuire almost did.

6. Pro/rel do not make a player better. Josh Sargent did not become a better player playing wing for Bremen or Norwich when they got relegated. He finally got a chance to play as a CF for Norwich in the Championship and started scoring. Can he do that at a higher level? I think he has proven he deserves the chance to but yeah his scoring numbers are more about circumstances changing.

 

Let's hope Luna heads to Europe and not LigaMX

Apple broadcast says Pablo Mastroeni told them he’d be surprised if Diego Luna is still with RSL after the summer European transfer window. I agree.

— Caleb Turner (@calebturner23) May 18, 2025

Social Distortion, Knocked Loose, Jimmy Eat World, Alice In Chains, Taking Back Sunday

"I might have to come out of mosh retirement"

 

pho king love moshpit retirement guy. Hes laughs.

 

Pulisic

(🌕)🗣️ @MatteMoretto on why Christian Pulisic hasn’t renewed his contract with AC Milan yet:

"They got to discussing the contract, figures and numbers, then Pulisic asked for some time before signing because he wants to understand the future at a sporting level (new sporting… pic.twitter.com/aZyZXU2g53

— USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸 (@USMNTOtaku) May 19, 2025

 

Real Sociedad are interested in Gio Reyna.

🗞 @berger_pj #BVB

— BVB Newsblog (@bvbnewsblog) May 19, 2025

Gio linked to Real Sociedad

 

Horvath... the GK situation is dire and yet I can't see him ever getting another cap

Ethan Horvath’s exclusion from the #USMNT roster was a straight selective decision, per sources.

Horvath is expected to leave Cardiff City this summer following the club’s relegation to League One.

Veteran goalkeeper will be on the radar of several Championship clubs.

— Larry Henry Jr (@lhenry019) May 19, 2025

 

They performed a little under par this year but hey, wouldnt mind that move in the slightest. Hope they have the money

 

Busio and Gio need new clubs...

Wright needs a move up...

 

Id like to see Lyon owner go for Gio, assuming they dont get relegated.