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Middlesbrough have finalized an agreement to sign U.S. men's national team and Columbus Crew defender Max Arfsten. Sources told GOAL last week that the deal is worth up to $7.5 million. The move to the Championship club sees Arfsten link up with USMNT teammates Sebastian Berhalter and Aidan Morris, both of whom are also Crew products.

Rising star Zavier Gozo is close to finalizing a move to Crystal Palace, GOAL can confirm. The Premier League club is deep in talks to sign the Real Salt Lake winger/wingback, with the deal expected to include a transfer fee in the range of $15 million. The teenager has been linked with several top European clubs in recent months, but Palace are close to finalizing a move that would see him make his next step in England.

United States international Folarin Balogun has emerged as a shock transfer target for Tottenham Hotspur following his highly publicised World Cup controversy. The Monaco forward, who found himself at the centre of a bizarre red card scandal involving Donald Trump, could now make a sensational return to the Premier League as Roberto De Zerbi looks to rebuild his squad.

U.S. Soccer has announced the U.S. Men's National Team's upcoming fall friendlies, which will be the team's first matches of the 2030 World Cup cycle. To start that cycle, the U.S. will start with matches against Peru and Chile before facing local rivals Mexico and Canada in the final two games of the new four-game window.