The New York Red Bulls have been known to be in the market for a center-back for at least two months. Back in May, Kristian Dyer reported for MSG that the team had "identified three center-backs...between the ages of 21-25" and one of those three would be among the Red Bulls' 2017 summer signings.
Since then, the team has repeatedly assured fans it will be active in the summer transfer window - as recently as training on Thursday, July 20, RBNY head coach Jesse Marsch was reiterating what has become the standard on-the-record response to inquiries about potential new recruits to the squad: coming soon.