HL!!!.......Some info for you.

[USAF]

A lot of young U.S. players moved to Europe last year (2018) & the first week in January '19:
Chris Richards (18) transferred from FC Dallas to FC Bayern Munich.
Tyler Adams (19) transferred from NY Red Bulls to RB Leipzig.
Zack Steffen (23) transferred from Columbus Crew to Manchester City FC.
Josh Sargent (18; St. Louis Scott-Gallagher) signed with SV Werder Bremen.
Sebastian Soto (18; Real Salt Lake academy) signed with Hannover 96.
Erik Palmer-Brown (21; Sporting K.C.) signed with Manchester City FC.
Michael Edwards (18; D.C. United academy) signed with VfL Wolfsburg.
Richard Ledezma (18; Real Salt Lake academy) signed with PSV Eindhoven.
Manny Perez (19; Carolina RailHawks academy) signed with Celtic FC.
Zyen Jones (18; Atlanta United academy) signed with FC Schalke 04.
Alexis Mendez (18; LA Galaxy academy) signed with SC Freiburg.
Akil Watts (18; Portland Timbers academy) signed with RCD Mallorca.
Blaine Ferri (18; Solar Chelsea SC academy) signed with Greuther Furth.
Mason Judge (16; Chargers SC academy) signed with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Jack Imperato (16; De Anza Force academy) signed with Villarreal CF.
Peter Stroud (16; NY Red Bulls academy) signed with West Ham United.
Cameron Harper (17; Pateadores academy) signed with Celtic FC.
Rayshaun McGann (18; Atlanta United academy) signed with Getafe CF.
Chris Gloster (18; NY Red Bulls academy) signed with Hannover 96.
Christian Cappis (19; FC Dallas academy) signed with Hobro IK.
Giles Phillips (21; FC Barrington academy) signed with Queens Park Rangers FC.
Johnny Reynolds (20; Seattle Sounders academy) signed with ADO Den Haag.
Ethan Bayer (16; IMG Academy) signed with Rayo Vallecano.
James Dunning (16; FC Dallas academy) signed with Feyenoord.
Gennaro Nigro (18; Players Development Academy) signed with AS Roma.
Matteo Ritaccio (17; BW Gottschee academy) signed with Liverpool FC.

1 went to Argentina:
George Acosta (18; Weston FC academy/NCFC) signed with Boca Juniors

[HL]

Is Bello not good enough....or is it that ATLUTD is waiting to make top $$ from a later transfer?

Its only business USAF.

[USAF]

There's a lot of interest in Bello, from Germany, England & Spain, but he's only 16. Players leaving before 18 were able to get a European passport. Plus, AUFC signed Bello to a Homegrown contract, when Zyen Jones left for free, so they have some control over his move.......The Manchester City "free" signing of Palmer-Brown is the weirdest one - Sporting Kansas City rejected a $1M offer, when he was 16, and a $1.5M offer at 17, both from Juventus. He went on loan, at 19, to Porto, and they offered $3M for him, which was rejected. His SKC contract expired Dec. '17, and Man. City signed him for "free" Jan. '18.

[HL]

The Palmer-Brown transaction is new to me. Must be a darn good deal that benefit both parties in the long run.

[USAF]

The only parties that benefited from that deal was Manchester City and Palmer-Brown/his agent. Sporting KC had NOTHING to do with it, because he was no longer under contract. People couldn't believe what Vermes/Sporting KC did - letting him go for free, when they had offers. Vermes even mismanaged the kid's career, and, I feel, impeded his development, by not playing him.

[HL]

The up side to all this transfer of these kids ......is that the USA will have a lot of top trained players to choose from........

[USAF]

I'm happy to see MLS clubs investing more in youth development & producing better players. They need to continue this trend, and start forming more alliances with the better independent academies, to help reduce pay-to-play.......Only a small percentage will become world class players, so the more good youth prospects we produce the better our national program will be.......USSF also needs to do what's necessary so clubs can start getting solidarity or training compensation.

[USAF]

Keep forgetting to ask if you know that one of AUFC's starlets, 18 year-old attacking midfielder Chris Goslin, was born in Jamaica??? He's been representing the U.S. since U15, and there are reports that he has been scouted by teams from Eredivisie & Primeira Liga, but AUFC was smart to sign him to a Homegrown contract, before he could be lured away for free.

[HL]

Hmmm...just found out too that he is listed as a dual citizen.

He hangs out with Bello quite a lot.

Got the schedule for the ATLUTD 2019 season--beginning in March. Cant wait!

[USAF]

Former Chicago Fire academy player, 22 year-old left-back Andrew Gutman, signed with Celtic FC, today.