We’ve seen players transfer to the EPL and abroad before. It’s fair to say there has been mixed success, but the ones that have gone well have been incredibly worth it.
Arguably three of the most accomplished players to don the USMNT jersey in the last ten years, Tim Howard, Landon Donovan, and Clint Dempsey, have specifically plied their trade in the English top flight of football at some point in their career.
There’s something to be said about championing the rigorous of the EPL schedule, about understanding that in this league there are no guarantees against any of the weaker sides.