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It’s the last day in (most) European leagues, and lots of them MLS American clubs and players are in the mix. A friendly reminder that the transfer deadline days only apply to the club that signed the player. MLS Clubs can still make additions until the transfer window closes on April 23.
Here’s the latest I’m listening to.
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Blackburn reopens talks with Duncan McGuire
Blackburn Rovers and Orlando City have resumed talks for Duncan McGuire and a new deal is on the verge of being agreed again, sources briefed on the talks say Athletics.
Sources say Blackburn would pay Orlando a loan fee for it McGuire and their purchase option will be higher than the previously agreed upon deal.
After completing the previously agreed upon deal worth nearly $4 million up front, Blackburn contacted Orlando about a possible loan deal for McGuire.
Orlando and Blackburn had previously agreed a deal early on Wednesday morning and Orlando authorized McGuire to fly to England. While on the plane, Blackburn approached Orlando about withdrawing from the negotiations. Talks were inactive until the final day on Thursday, with McGuire and his representative in England still working on other deals, when Blackburn turned to the player and Orlando.
The England transfer window closes at 6pm ET / 11pm local time.
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McGuire-to-Blackburn canceled with player on plane
Paxten Aaronson will be loaned to the Netherlands
USA attacking midfielder Paxten Aaronson is finalizing a move to join Dutch club Vitesse Arnheim on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt, sources briefed on the deal say. Athletics.
Aaronson underwent treatment Thursday morning. The deal is a direct loan until the summer with no option to buy as Frankfurt still see Aaronson as a key part of the club’s long-term plans. Vitesse Arnheim are currently bottom of the Eredivisie table, three points below the relegation playoff spot and seven points below safety.
Aaronson, 20, has made 14 appearances in all competitions this year, totaling 374 minutes. The player and his camp requested a loan move and the club agreed, the sources added.
Frankfurt’s squad has been beefed up this month as well, with the club adding Donny van de Beek from Manchester United, Jean-Matteo Bahoya from Angers and Sasa Kalajdzic from Wolves.
Sky Germany first reported that Aaronson’s loan deal was close.
Hellas Verona are finalizing a deal to sign Polish striker Karol Swiderski Charlotte FCsay sources briefed on the deal Athletics.
The deal would be a loan with a buyout clause that would trigger if Verona avoid relegation from Serie A. Hellas Verona sit 16th in Italy’s top flight, although they are level on points with the relegation zone with 16 games remaining in the league season.
It is unclear if the move will free up Swiderski’s designated player spot for Charlotte FC. Complicated MLS rules mean it depends on the structure of the loan — salary cap, loan fee and the like — to determine whether or not Charlotte could open a DP spot. The club believe they can free up a DP spot with the loan, but it won’t be fully resolved until the deal is completed.
Swiderski, who just turned 27, joined Charlotte ahead of the club’s 2022 expansion season and has been the team’s best player over the past two years. He has scored 25 goals and 13 assists in 70 appearances.
Kamil Jozwiak in Granada
Spanish club Granada are finalizing a deal to sign Poland’s Kamil Jozwiak from Charlotte FC, sources briefed on the deal say. Athletics.
A permanent transfer has been agreed and the only thing that could stand in the way is the deal not being completed in time before the window closes and is expected to be completed. That deal would open up a DP seat for Charlotte.
Jozwiak has underperformed in his time in MLS, with just four goals and 12 assists in 55 appearances in all competitions after joining from Derby County. Granada is currently 19th in the Spanish top flight.
New Charlotte FC manager Dean Smith already said this preseason that Jozwiak had not joined the team as all parties wanted a transfer and that the club wanted a “different profile” for his position.
With Jozwiak gone, Charlotte could add the highly-rated Serbian international Nikola Petkovic for the first team with an additional place for the U-22 initiative. The 20-year-old signed with Charlotte’s second team for a fee of $3 million last winter.
The club had to move on from Jozwiak and Swiderski to make room for key additions while rebuilding the roster under Smith. The MLS transfer window is open until mid-April, leaving plenty of time for the club to bring in new signings.
LAFC has finalized an agreement to sign Venezuelan youth international winger David Martinez from Monagas SC, sources briefed on the deal say. Athletics.
The deal was made late Wednesday night after LAFC had been working on it for weeks. The fee could be $3.5 million, sources say, making it the most expensive transfer from the Venezuelan league abroad.
Martinez, who turns 18 next week, is seen as the brightest young talent in the Venezuelan league. He has six goals and five assists in 2,153 first-team minutes so far in his young career.
Ajax tried to sign Martinez in the summer and approached him but the deal fell through, a source confirms. Dutch media widely reported that a deal was close this summer. He is currently with Venezuela’s U-23 team in the South American Olympic Games qualifying tournament.
LAFC signed Colombia’s youth national team Tomas Angel this week and Athletics previously reported that the club is finalizing an agreement to sign Eduard Atuesta.
Denis Bouanga to stay at LAFC, in talks for a new deal
LAFC star winger and reigning MLS Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga will stay at the club, sources say.
LAFC has insisted throughout the winter that Bouanga would not leave or, if he did, it would have to be a very expensive move. Bouanga has asked for a new contract this winter.
Sources say the parties are working on a new deal, though nothing is close.
The 29-year-old had 38 goals in all competitions in 2023, also winning the Golden Boot at the CONCACAF Champions Cup. LAFC made the finals in both the CCC and MLS.
Noel Buck staying in New England
Highly-rated England youth international Noel Buck will stay with The New England Revolution at least until the summer, said sources on the situation Athletics.
Buck, 18, is the subject of widespread interest in England and elsewhere, including Club Brugge, but no official offer has finally arrived for the Revolution. Buck is seen as one of the best young players in MLS. He is a regular with an England U-19 team that includes players who get minutes in the game Premier League and elsewhere.
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