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Atlas Unsure About Taking Marquez on Loan

With all three of New York’s designated players reportedly seeking offseason loans – Henry to Arsenal (see my notes below), Cahill to Everton and Marquez to Atlas – the ultimate decision seems to be in the hands of the new Red Bull front office in New York. New sporting director Andy Roxburgh called any such [...]

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Swedish Defender Olof Mellberg to Toronto FC

Goal.com’s Keith Hickey is reporting the first potential MLS acquisition of a Euro 2012 veteran – Swedish defender Olof Mellberg to Toronto FC. Mellberg had recently been rumored to be headed back to EPL with Everton since negotiations to re-up with Olympiakos had fallen through.

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Cameron’s Move to Stoke Hinges on League Approval

Geoff Cameron’s move to EPL probably qualifies as the story of the summer transfer window. About two months ago, Franco Panizo lit up the rumor mill by tweeting word from USMNT camp that clubs in a number of European countries had their eye on the versatile Houston centerback. Now that the dust has settled, it’s [...]

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Monterrey Targeting Rafa Marquez

With Luis Ernesto Perez being traded to Chivas de Guadelajara, C.F. Monterrey is the latest club rumored to be looking into signing the Red Bulls’ Rafa Marquez. Click here for an auto-translation of the story from MedioTempo.com.

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Updates and Quick Notes

Nothing major to share, but I did want to throw out some links to new items and a few updates on some ongoing stories.

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Whitbread Leaves Norwich

USMNT-eligible centerback Zak Whitbread has turned down an offer to return to Norwich City for another season, assumably looking for other options in England now that he’s proven himself in the Premier League.

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Ryan Nelson Back to DC United

Back in February, it was revealed that former DC United centerback and New Zealand international Ryan Nelson had planned on returning to the capitol after six years with Blackburn Rovers before being accepting a short term contract with Tottenham Hotspur. With Spurs expected to sign Jan Vertonghen from Ajax, talkSPORT is reporting that the move [...]

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