The 6-foot-4 Polish-German striker said Monday that Tanner was the man who found him and brought him to Philadelphia. Tanner still hasn't officially become the Union's sporting director because of immigration bureaucracy, but he's been advising the team from afar.
Przybylko hadn't met Tanner before the offer came, but he knew of Tanner's work with Red Bull Salzburg and TSG Hoffenheim. So he figured he'd give America a shot.
"It was a good connection," Przybylko said. "He told me there's a great team here. I was here three or four weeks ago just watching everything.