Reporting for Goal.com and Sporting News, Ives Galarcep provides an update on the New York Red Bulls' ongoing efforts to sign its 2017 crop of Homegrown players. Foremost among that cohort, perhaps, is Akron midfielder Adam Najem. A few weeks back, Galarcep reported RBNY was trying to trade away Najem's Homegrown rights. Now, he suggests, the situation has deteriorated further into a game of chicken between player and club.
Per Galarcep, the Red Bulls hold Najem's rights because they made him an offer in 2015. An offer Najem declined. The player looked into options in Europe, but ultimately returned to Akron for his senior year.