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MLS 2021 Preview: Philadelphia Union aiming higher after winning first trophy

Brotherly Game | April 15, 2021

Related Topics: Major League Soccer, Mark McKenzie, Warren Creavalle, Jamiro Monteiro, MLS Best XI, Ray Gaddis, Brenden Aaronson, Germany, Jack Blake, K.R.C. Genk

Stuart Findlay (25-year-old Scottish Center Back signed from Kilmarnock FC)
Leon Flach (20-year-old dual German and US Midfielder signed from FC St. Pauli)
Paxten Aaronson (signed to Homegrown Player Contract)
Brandan Craig (signed to Homegrown Player Contract)
Quinn Sullivan (signed to Homegrown Player Contract)
Jack McGlynn (signed to Homegrown Player Contract)
Nathan Harriel (signed to Homegrown Player Contract)

Key losses

Brenden Aaronson (sold to RB Salzburg for reported $6 million plus $3 million in add-ons)
Mark McKenzie (sold to KRC Genk for reportedly around $6 million)
Ray Gaddis (retired)
Warren Creavalle (team option declined)

Projected Best XI

(4-4-2 Diamond): Blake; Wagner; Elliot; Glesnes; Mbaizo; Martinez; Monteiro; Bedoya; Fontana; Santos; Przybylko

Best offseason move

Rather than choosing one of the Union’s offseason signings, my choice for best offseason move was the sale of Brenden Aaronson, breaking the American homegrown record for an MLS transfer.










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