Erik Palmer-Brown will not be spending 2016 with Sporting Kansas City. Instead, he will be with Portuguese power FC Porto.
Sporting KC announced on Monday afternoon that it has loaned Palmer-Brown to Porto for the entire 2016 MLS season. The 18-year-old centerback has played in 13 league matches for his local team since signing as a Homegrown Player in August 2013, with seven of those appearances coming during the 2015 campaign.
“We feel this is a good move for both Erik and the club,” Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said in a prepared statement. “Over the years, we have formed a good relationship with Porto and we see this as a great opportunity to further Erik’s development as a player and person.”
Palmer-Bown, who was a member of the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team at last year’s World Cup, is no stranger to drawing interest from big European clubs. The talented prospect was previously linked with a move to Italian giant Juventus, but no move ever transpired.
Aside from playing in MLS matches, Palmer-Brown has also seen time in the U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League.
What do you think of Palmer-Brown being loaned to FC Porto? Wondering why Palmer-Brown will be gone for entire 2016 MLS season? Do Sporting KC need to sign another centerback this offseason?
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Will be playing for their B team at first, just FYI
skc might come out of this with an egg on their face, shouldve played him more when last season… now hes out of there
It’s a loan, so he’s not “out of there” at all.
Porto have the option to buy at the end of the loan though.
Like all MLS loans, it comes with an option to buy. Don’t know if I like it, would’ve liked to see him develop his game further in the states. Hence why they turned down Juventus in the first place.
Why would they have egg on their faces for playing a better player instead of him?