Christian Pulisic is all but certainly not moving to MLS any time soon, but the league has made sure that a =mechanism would be in place to take care of any possible arrival.
MLS announced on Monday that Pulisic has been added to the league’s Allocation List, which is utilized for signings of U.S. Men’s National Team players, elite U.S. youth prospects and players that have been sold by MLS teams for more than $500,000. With his addition, Pulisic joins USMNT regulars like Fabian Johnson and Aron Johannsson, former MLS stars Geoff Cameron and Obafemi Martins and youth prospects like Julian Green and Rubio Rubin, among others.
As things stand, the Chicago Fire maintain the top spot in the Allocation Order followed by New York City FC and Real Salt Lake in second and third, respectively.
While an MLS move remains a distant, distant idea, Pulisic is currently riding high after a pair of standout performances with Borussia Dortmund. After providing an assist in a midweek Champions League win, Pulisic scored a goal while adding two more assists in a 6-0 beatdown of SV Darmstadt
Yeah, no
im allocating messi to miami just in case
these rules are complete nonsense
Why put him on the list if he isn’t coming here?
Doesn’t make any sense for MLS to waste their time like that.
Like Dempsey, Bradley, Jones, Altidore, others.
Looking forward to his MLS debut in 2030
Another reminder of the Bizarro World that is the MLS roster rules. In this instance, it is also a non-event — like Messi being on somebody’s Discovery List.
If you know that he’s not going to the MLS, why put him on the allocation list at all?
So they can announce it to the world and make people believe they are competing with the real football leagues.
LOL
You snooze you lose Bayern Munich.
As things stand, the Chicago Fire maintain the top spot in the Allocation Order
Considering the dumpster fire that is the Chicago Fire, don’t be surprised if Chicago has a 12 year plan to hold onto the spot for Pulisic. /s
Mouth fart mouth fart
How is Obafemi Martins in the US allocation list?
It’s not a U.S. allocation list, it’s an MLS allocation list.
league’s Allocation List, which is utilized for signings of U.S. Men’s National Team players, elite U.S. youth prospects and players that have been sold by MLS teams for more than $500,000.”
The last part of that sentence explains Martins being on the list.
Thanks!
That’s funny