Since the creation of the MLS, the league has become a place for big footballers to retire. However, the Major League Soccer has exported many young players to Europe.
Inter Miami sold Diego Gomez to Brighton. Chicago Fire sent John Duran to Aston Villa. Adding the mediatic signing of Miguel Almiron to Newcastle.
With these examples, it’s clear that the league can start to compete with other major leagues in the market. Not only to buy old players but to sell young athletes.
The MLS buys cheap players from South American leagues and sells them for a larger amount to Europe or again to South America.
When did the world of football start to search for players in the US league?
We need to make a little trip to the past. But no, I will not take you to 1993, but a more recent breaking point.
We place ourselves in the year 2009. David Beckham, an LA Galaxy player, is loaned to AC Milan. Those two years and the form Beckham arrived in Milan proved that the MLS wasn’t an amateur league or a place to retire.
After that moment, the football world took a different view of the US league. Adding the stunning performance of the national team confirms that the MLS can produce quality players.
The MLS began to rise significantly after these two key events: Beckham’s signing with AC Milan and the improvement of the USMNT. Since then, the US League has sold more players to Europe than the Mexican, Argentinian, and Brazilian League.
Between the five best European leagues. Which is the regular destination for MLS players?
Among the top five leagues in Europe, the regular destination for these players is the Premier League.
Even though you have Alphonso Davies, former Vancouver Whitecaps, at Bayern Munich, and Taty Castellanos, ex-New York City FC, at Lazio.
The best examples of former Major League Soccer players shining in the Premier League are John Duran, Tyler Adams, and Miguel Almiron.
