{"id":7279,"date":"2026-09-02T03:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2026-09-02T03:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:14:24","slug":"5-usa-regulars-who-secured-summer-transfers-to-european-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=7279","title":{"rendered":"5 USA Regulars Who Secured Summer Transfers To European Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>The summer transfer window slammed shut across Europe on Tuesday evening, and for fans of the U.S. men\u2019s national team, it was a frustrating Deadline Day as the biggest potential move of any American player post-2026 FIFA World Cup fell apart at the 11th hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>Folarin Balogun was thought to be headed to English Premier League mainstay Everton from Monaco in a deal worth more than $50 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>With three goals in four games during soccer\u2019s quadrennial showpiece, the 25-year-old New York-born, London-bred Balogun was the breakout star for the Americans at this summer\u2019s World Cup. That showing drew interest from multiple suitors, but the Toffees \u2014 the club where USA legends Tim Howard, Landon Donovan and Brian McBride all once played \u2014 appeared to have won the race for his signature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>But following some last minute hiccups, Balogun reportedly walked away from the deal late Tuesday despite traveling to Merseyside to complete the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>Although Balogun\u2019s high-profile move didn\u2019t happen, other Americans found new clubs this window.Here\u2019s how the transfers of five of his Stars and Stripes teammates could impact their club careers and the national team in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by Sebastian Frej\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>As I reported in May, USA coach Mauricio Pochettino thought enough of Gozo\u2019s performances with RSL to include the uncapped 19-year-old on the Americans\u2019 55-player &#8220;provisional&#8221; World Cup roster, the preliminary list from which the final 26 came. So did Palace after the Utah native bagged 10 goals in 42 MLS games, including six in 16 appearances in 2026. Gozo made his Premier League debut for the London club in last week\u2019s loss to mighty Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by Yohan Castella\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>After spending the first seven years of his career in Germany, the 23-year-old traded the Bundesliga for France\u2019s Ligue 1. Reyna, who scored a brilliant goal to cap the Americans\u2019 World Cup-opening 4-1 rout of Paraguay, joined Les Bleus et Blanc for $3.5 million in early August on a five-year contract. The onetime teenage prodigy managed only one goal in 20 appearances \u2014 16 of them off the bench for \u2018Gladbach in 2025-26. He should play more this season;\u00a0 Strasbourg\u2019s new No. 10 started and logged 76 minutes in central midfield during the club\u2019s most recent outing, a 2-1 win over Lens last Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>(Photo by Trevor Wilkinson\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>The scrappy central midfielder and set-piece specialist could\u2019ve traded Western Canada for England\u2019s second tier before the World Cup, opting instead to stay in Vancouver and cement the roster spot he won with aplomb last year. It worked: Berhalter appeared in all five of the USA\u2019s contests and scored in the 3-2 group stage loss to vs. T\u00fcrkiye. Now he\u2019ll try to help \u2018Boro gain promotion back to the Premier League after heartbreak in last season\u2019s promotion playoff final. Berhalter walked straight into coach Kim Hellberg\u2019s starting lineup upon arrival in late July, notching the game-winning assist against Wrexham in his first appearance the following week. The 25-year-old, who would\u2019ve been a free agent this winter, has started each of the club\u2019s five games across all competitions so far.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Photo by Trevor Wilkinson\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>Arfsten became the third American at \u2018Boro, joining Berhalter and Aidan Morris \u2014 one of the final cuts to Pochettino\u2019s roster \u2014 when he signed Aug. 4 for a fee of up to $7.5 including incentives, according to the Athletic\u2019s Tom Bogert. The attack-minded left back made one brief cameo as Antonee \"Jedi\"Robinson deputy at the World Cup. He could play a larger role under Poch this cycle given the 29-year-old Jedi\u2019s history of knee problems. Arfsten, 25, is already gaining crucial experience in the rough and tumble Championship, having appeared in all three league games last month ahead of Wednesday\u2019s trip to Burnley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>(Photo by Bill Barrett\/ISI Photos\/ISI Photos via Getty Images)<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-0a453225>Although an untimely injury cost the sweet-footed lefty any real chance of competing for a place on the Americans&#8217; World Cup squad, McGlynn, 23, will be just entering his prime in 2030. Pochettino likes the Queens, New York product\u2019s profile, having capped him 12 times in 2025 and getting two goals in return. Stoke needs the help, with the longtime Premier League team languishing in 21st place in the 24-strong Championship four games into the 2026-27 campaign. They got some by landing McGlynn on Deadline Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROWSE BY The summer transfer window slammed shut across Europe on Tuesday evening, and for fans of the U.S. men\u2019s national team, it was a frustrating Deadline Day as the biggest potential move of any American player post-2026 FIFA World Cup fell apart at the 11th hour. 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