When Tom Brady was growing up in San Mateo it is safe to say he was not dreaming of St Andrews. On his bedroom wall were pictures of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana (and not Frank Worthington).
So why would a boy from the Bay switch his attentions to Brum? It is a question many Blues fans will have asked over the past 24 hours.
But Brady is not alone. While the Yanks are coming, as the famous song goes, a lot of them are already here. Half of the Premier League is now owned by those from the other side of the Atlantic.