John Brooks has finally found a team. The 29-year-old defender signed today with Benfica, bringing to an end the transfer saga that had followed him all summer as he searched for a new team. Terms of the deal were not immediately known.
Brooks was a free agent after leaving Wolfsburg at the end of last season. Wolfsburg had given Brooks the freedom to find another club after announcing they would not retain him at season’s end. Brooks had been linked to clubs in Major League Soccer as well as RCD Mallorca, with some reports indicating that Brooks was set to sign with Mallorca before Benfica swooped in to land the American.