One of the best defenders in the American system has made a move away from his home club of Hertha Berlin. Brooks will join Wolfsburg next season as he joins a side that had to ensure their spot in the Bundesliga next season in the relegation playoff.
The transfer cost Wolfsburg an estimated €20 million, which is the most expensive transfer for an American player ever.
The reported $22M transfer fee for John Brooks is by far the largest ever paid for an American international: pic.twitter.com/4eJiEdglhZ
— Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) May 31, 2017
Brooks had spent his entire career at Hertha until this point.