The steering wheel Riley McGree leaves Major League Soccer (MLS) for Scottish soccer. In the next few hours, Charlotte FC will make official the transfer of the Australian footballer to Celtic.
Charlotte FC, preparing for its debut in the 2022 MLS season, accepted the proposal that came from Scotland for one of its great promises.
McGree, who was on loan Birmingham, will not return to the United States. From England he will fly to Scottish lands.
The North Carolina franchise, founded in 2019, incorporated McGree to play his first season in soccer in the United States. It was the second signing in the history of the organization. Now, the official MLS site indicated that details remain to confirm his departure to the Scottish Premiership.
The Australian midfielder played on loan at the Birmingham during the past season. His good performances in the second division of English football aroused the interest of the Scottish giant. As it transpired, Celtic offered $ 3.4 million for his token.
In recent years, the MLS has become an attractive market for Scottish clubs. It is worth remembering what happened in the current repo market. As reported Sports world, the defender James Sands let New York City FC to play in the Rangers, the other giant of Scottish football and classic adversary of the Celtic.
As the British newspaper Daily Mail reports, Ange Postecoglou, coach of the Celtic, comes following Riley McGree since 2017. At that time, the midfielder was active in the youth of the Adelaide United, of the A-League Men.
“He is someone I want to follow closely,” had said at that time the coach of the Celtic. It should be noted that like McGree, Postecoglou has Australian nationality.
The footballer of Charlotte FC will have competition to earn a spot in the midfield of the Celtic. The Scottish team recently recruited Reo Hatate Y Yosuke Ideguchi and it has several good alternatives in that sector of the playing field.