Grading USMNT transfers that happened and didn’t happen: Malik Tillman’s spot in the air; Gio Reyna gets move

The transfer window is closed in large European competitions and it was a busy transfer window for Americans around the world. Prior to the World Cup 2026 on home floor, movements were crucial to ensure that members of the national team of the United States are in situations in which they can succeed and reach their top potential to be in Mauricio Plans. Not every movement was made equal, and some Americans who needed movements could not get them, so let’s see how the summer transfer window shook for usmnt hopeful:

Yunus

Former club: Milan
New club: Atalanta
Transfer: Loan for $ 4.7 million and one Option to buy for $ 28 million

After Milan announced that Yunus Musah was not in the club’s plans early in the summer, it took a while before he would find a house and landed on Deadline Day on Atalanta. If this was a deal that took place last season under Gian Piero Gasperini, it is another expectation for what Musah can do at the club. The former Atalanta manager has improved many players and the club changed to contenders in Europe. Ivan Juric already has trouble starting the season with draws Parma And PisaBoth parties expected to beat the club. Musah is someone who can help the club.
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Brenden Aaronson stays with Leeds United

Brenden Aaronson was a mainstay in the line-up with Leeds United, who deserved promotion, but just like their last Stint in the Premier League in the 2022-23 season, he is not a regular starter now that they are back in the top flight. With just 80 minutes through three game matches, Aaronson is far from the pace of a season that saw him score nine goals and two more assisted in the championship. It is not surprising that Leeds has seen the line -up again to prevent the drop in the Premier League, but if he no longer plays, it is difficult to get a chance to break into the World Cup team. Aaronson has already looked at Pochettino’s team on the outside, and not playing will not help him get through.
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Paxton Aaronson

Former club: Eintracht Frankfurt
New club: Colorado Rapids
Transfer: Permanent transfer for $ 7 million

Paxton Aaronson who goes to the rapids is a transfer that was a bit of a main scale. He had a chance to break into the rotation for the Frankfurt team and to have a shot at Champions League football. But instead, he chose to move to Major League Soccer, where he will be a designated player for the rapids. Because it is only 22, this is not a movement that will end his European career, and there may have been underlying reasons why he wanted to make it. Being a starter in MLS can be better than being a backup in Europe, but this should still be a transfer with the aim of getting Aaronson back to Europe, where he starts with a club.
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Josh Sargent stays with Norwich City

Linked to Wolfsburg And a move back to the Bundesliga in the summer, the window is closed and Sargent is still in Norwich City. He responded in the best possible way with goals in five consecutive games and six goals in a total of only five performances. Sargent is most in shape in the Pole of the United States and has become one of the best attackers in the entire championship while he has with the Canary ties. He gets the chance to push them to the Premier League, but also the consistency, instead of moving to Wolfsburg, will ensure that at least some players do not fight for playing time at new clubs prior to the World Cup. Sargent will still have to break through for the USMNT, but he has the opportunity to do it.
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Matt Turner

Former club: Lyon
New club: New England Revolution
Transfer: Loan

Move from Nottingham Forest Unpleasant France Back to new England Everything in one window was a whirlwind for Matt Turner. Given the uncertainty in the usmnt -keeper corps, everyone who can get playing time must do their best to secure it, and that is exactly what Turner did when going back to a familiar environment. It may have been better if he got the starting performance at Lyon, but given the uncertainty around the club, this will also happen. Because of the turn of Turner, it is likely that the starter of the Major League Soccer World Cup will come.
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Malik Tillman

Former club: PSV
New club: Bayer Leverkusen
Transfer: $ 41 million

Of Florian Wirtz overtake LiverpoolLeverkusen needed a new number 10 to pull the strings of the attack. Malik Tillman seemed like a natural fit of PSV, especially in view of the fact that he spent time Greuther Furth And Bayern Munich Before removing the move Germany. Fast forward, and after just two games, his manager, Erik ten Hag, was fired. Now that the change takes place early in the season and Tillman is already scoring a goal for the club, it may not be the worst that the American could happen to, but it is also far from optimal. Tillman has been omitted from the USMNT team and will have time to get 100% fitness, but even with a coaching change he is expected to be a central figure in what Leverkusen is moving forward.
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Tim Weah

Former club: Juventus
New club: Olympic Marseille
Transfer: Loan with obligation to buy

Never break into the first team XI with Juventus, Tim Weah has a new start back in France with Marseille. A big in advance of this step is that he can play more as an attacker Roberto de Zerbi. WEAH is an important member of the national team setup, so it’s good for him to play his position with the national team while he is in his club. Every member of the USMNT has to play as many minutes as possible, and WEAH plays for a club that is still participating in European football while being improved as a player.
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Johnny Cardoso

Former club: Real betis
New club: Atletico Madrid
Transfer: $ 34.8 million

A midfielder who can do a little bit of everything, stayed Johnny Cardoso in Laliga to play for Atletico Madrid, a team where he can learn a lot from Diego Simeone in theory. He wanted to improve their defensive options and has been a mainstay to start the season, but the start of the campaign did not go according to plan, where Atleti could not win in their three games that have been played this season so far. They have to take on their form after the international break or Tillman may not be the only player with a new coach, and such a situation can change things for Cardoso.
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Gio Reyna

Former club: Borussia Dortmund
New club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Transfer: $ 8.7 million

Gio Reyna is finally in a new club and he didn’t even have to leave the city. A step to add Joe Scally to Gladbach is an opportunity for Reyna to breathe new life into his career. He will still have to earn playing time, but with an empty slate in a city where he is comfortable, Reyna’s talent offers him a chance to earn playing time. When Reyna starts, there is no reason why he does not perform at a level to go back to the USMNT for the World Cup 2026. Reyna, one of the most talented players in the National Tamoolool and must be in rhythm to have the chance to make a deep run at the World Cup.
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