The USL Championship, where Dean spent the last three seasons, is the second tier of American soccer but hasn’t yet become a pipeline of talent for MLS.
The sale Tuesday of striker Jhon Duran to Aston Villa was the Fire’s second eight-figure transaction with an English Premier League club in the last year, but the franchise isn’t selling players off successful teams.
By Andrea Montolivo Chicago, Jan 20 (EFE).- Premier League club Aston Villa is due to fork over more than $18 million in a deal with Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire FC to acquire Jhon Duran, who is set to join other Colombian stars like James Rodriguez and Luis Diaz who commanded large transfer fees. Although …