With the 2025 season of the MLS closer and closer to its start, the teams are still active in the Transfer Window, seeking to strengthen their templates with quality players that allow them to compete at the highest level.
Teams such as CF Montreal and New York Red Bulls have been very active in the market, while FC Dallas closely follows a possible star to sign, although negotiations seem to have been complicated in recent days.
Colorado Rapids are also currently looking to secure a big move for their 2025 season, targeting the promising young African player who is competing in Spain.
Álvaro Barreal leaves FC Cincinnati and will play in Santos with Neymar Jr
Argentine left-back Alvaro Barreal, 24, will leave Santos FC on loan with an option to buy, which represents a great opportunity in his career to play with Neymar Jr.
The initial expectations pointed out Barreal would return to FC Cincinnati to play the 2025 MLS season. However, reality changed when the club decided to give it back, since it did not seem to have a leading role in the current staff.
It should be remembered that in the 2024 season the Argentine had already been ceded to Cruzeiro, where he had a prominent performance, playing 42 games, scoring 2 goals and distributing 4 assists, as indicated by Transfermark.
Despite his good performance in Brazil, FC Cincinnati chose not to bring him back and instead agreed to Santos FC, where he will play until December 2025.
What follows for FC Cincinnati in the market?
While this new loan includes a purchase obligation in case certain objectives are met, Barreal could still return to the MLS in the future.
Meanwhile, FC Cincinnati continues to analyze options in the signing market with the aim of building a competitive team that allows it to fight for a place in the MLS playoffs within the Eastern Conference, where competition will be harder than ever.
With even more movements to be completed, the MLS transfers window continues to generate great expectations for a season that promises to be spectacular.
