“The latest and extremely famous name is Man City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne , who has also chosen to go to MLS to play with Messi , in case of parting with the Premier League. This Belgian star has ignored the possibility of potential to join the Saudi Pro League (Saudi Arabia) even though he is receiving huge offers, partly because his family just wants to come to America to live after his career in England”, AS newspaper (Spain) said.
Kevin De Bruyne chose to go to MLS to finish his career instead of the Saudi Pro League
“Above all, the competitive environment in MLS now attracts more top players, thanks to the competition and attraction from the audience. The effect brought by the famous player Messi has raised the level of this tournament for more than a year via.
Furthermore, playing in the US can still help some disgraced stars in England revive their careers and return to the Premier League. Names from MLS transferred to and are playing prominently in the Premier League today such as Miguel Almiron (Newcastle), Brenden Aaronson (owned by Leeds United but loaned to Union Berlin), Gabriel Slonina or No. Chelsea Club , Djordje Petrovic are typical examples,” shared AS newspaper.
“Recently, 23-year-old Newcastle midfielder Matty Longstaff decided to join Toronto FC, where he will play alongside veteran stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi. This will be the start of the trend of having more Other players from the Premier League come to MLS to play this summer. Matty Longstaff also hopes that coming to MLS will help him regain his form and then return to the Premier League.
From left to right: Coach Eric Ramsay from MU Club, Matty Longstaff (middle) and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, are the newest names from the Premier League to MLS.
MLS clubs have been allowed to recruit more players from England, but they have changed their perspective when targeting players with great potential instead of players who are on the other side of their career. Besides, it is attracting good coaches, like Minnesota United Club, which just recruited coach Eric Ramsay from MU Club,” AS newspaper expressed.
In the 2024 MLS season, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is the latest famous name from the English Premier League to MLS (joining Los Angeles FC), after striker Christian Benteke (to DC United) or Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United).
Previously, top names in English football such as Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard also came to the US to play. In particular, Rooney, after retiring, worked as a coach at Derby County Club and returned to lead DC United, before returning to England to become coach of Birmingham City Club, but was recently fired.
The effect that Messi (right) has brought to the MLS tournament is so great, creating many changes in the past year and in the near future.
“The MLS has long become like a transit station bringing players to the potential English Premier League, and receiving players who are about to retire to polish the league’s reputation. However, this era is about to end. end.
Messi’s effect has raised the competition of the tournament to a new level. The organizers of the MLS tournament have changed the transfer regulations and increased financial investment for the club, helping the teams here to go on a shopping spree. The market that MLS clubs are targeting is the English Premier League. Here, many players like Kevin De Bruyne also want to come to America, once they are no longer associated with Man City,” AS newspaper confirmed.
