The promising year-old Homegrown fullback is officially headed to Manchester City in a permanent transfer. This official announcement ends many months of McFarlane-to-Manchester City transfer speculation , which dates back to late March McFarlane departs permanently having made 13 appearances in all competitions for New York City FC, who signed him to a Homegrown contract in September when he was just 14 years old — though he'd been in the NYCFC Academy since when he was just 11 years old.
An agreement for the move was reportedly sealed in October , though the wait stretched to January for the sale to be announced. It's not like the two negotiating teams were foreign to one another, after all. Conveniently, McFarlane turned 18 on January 25, which makes it simpler to move and play professionally abroad — and a Manchester City transfer makes for a nice and lucrative 18th birthday gift.
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Philadelphia Union II. If McFarlane blossoms while playing in England or elsewhere in Europe, get ready to hear about him as a sought-after dual national eligible to represent the United States. The teen defender was born in England but raised in New York and is eligible to represent both the United States and England, though he's predominately played for England at the youth international levels.
Your lit source for all transfer news, rumors, and sketchy tweets ahead of the start of the season. Your fuego source for NYCFC transfer news, rumors, and sketchy tweets ahead of the start of the upcoming season. The United States international officially inked a deal with the Gunners in a permanent transfer.
It's complicated! Which is why we decode it here. The year-old, who is just minutes into his First Team career, held his own against a dangerous Tigres. Hudson River Blue Oliver Strand. New York City FC is now a fullback factory. The left- and right-back positions look to have quality options in place for years to come, but how did New York City FC get so good at churning out promising young fullbacks? Hudson River Blue Andrew Leigh. Gotham FC. January 31, January 30, Leagues Cup.
