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I mentioned yesterday that it wouldn’t take long before we hear Sacha Kljestan’s name being mentioned by several European clubs for a transfer move. Today we get a report that Dutch club FC Twente is interested in the Chivas USA midfielder. He could join former England boss Steve McClaren at Twente if they can make…[continue reading]

Let’s take one striker off the shortlist of players the New York Red Bulls are after. Reports today say Major League Soccer has blocked a bid for New York to transfer in USL star Macoumba Kandji from Atlanta for $200,000. According to SBI, the league denied the New York’s club bid for a USL player.…[continue reading]

We all know of Canadian striker Will Johnson and his return to Major League Soccer. But the biggest question would be, where would he end up? Now it looks as though one club has emerged as the front-runner to land Johnson from his former club Chicago. Real Salt Lake is that club. No word on…[continue reading]

Well crap, no more than two second after I hit save on the last post about Toronto FC releasing Laurent Robert to possibly make room for Carlos Ruiz, I get an update saying that Ruiz has been shipped off to Toronto. Yep, the LA Galaxy have traded Carlos Ruiz to Toronto FC, according to SBI.…[continue reading]

Just got word that a deal we’ve been waiting on for a little while now is finally complete. New England has officially added Costa Rican defender Gabriel Badilla to their roster. He will occupy one of the team’s seven available international roster spots. Per MLS and club policies, terms of the deal were not released.…[continue reading]

US midfielder Maurice Edu agreed to a five-year deal with Glasgow Rangers on Scotland’s Premier League. The transfer fee for Edu was right around the $5 million mark for MLS and Toronto FC. Edu joins fellow US National team member DeMarcus Beasley on the Rangers roster. Edu must still secure a UK work permit, but…[continue reading]

Former Chicago Fire striker and Canadian National team member Will Johnson has resigned with Major League Soccer according to SBI. He will be the target of many clubs around the league but Chicago retains his player rights. Johnson was once apart of the Fire back in 2005 where he only played in five games (scoring…[continue reading]

First there was Youri Djorkaeff, now there may be Sylvain Wiltord to take a stab in the Big Apple with the New York Red Bulls. The former Arsenal and Lyon striker is said to be the “mystery striker” for Juan Carlos Osorio’s trio of the summer striker hunt. Wiltord was suspended by his current club…[continue reading]

Toronto FC announced the signing of free agent forward Johann Smith today. Toronto acquired the former Bolton Wanderers striker after acquiring the No. 2 allocation ranking from the New England Revolution in exchange for allocation money and Toronto’s 13th allocation ranking. This swap in allocation allowed Toronto FC to sign Smith. The 21-year old spent…[continue reading]

It sounds as though Maurice Edu will be heading to Europe after all. According to Ives Galarcep, MLS and Toronto FC have accepted a $5 million transfer fee for Edu from Glasgow Rangers. Edu is still finalizing personal terms with Rangers, but a deal is expected to be completed soon. All this comes just in…[continue reading]