Balogun's £40m Everton Move Collapses as 23-Year-Old Reyna Joins Strasbourg
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Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 2
Balogun's £40m Everton Move Collapses as 23-Year-Old Reyna Joins Strasbourg
3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 2
Summary
Medical issues derailed Folarin Balogun's move to Everton, sending the USMNT striker back to Monaco after a renegotiated deal still failed to close.
That collapse leaves Everton short up front after Beto's exit to Fiorentina and extends a turbulent summer for Balogun after his eventful World Cup.
Gio Reyna, 23, landed at Strasbourg after stalled spells in England and Germany, and he has already broken into the starting lineup in France.
Elsewhere, 20-year-old Cole Campbell joined SV Elversberg as a record signing, while 19-year-old Zavier Gozo moved from Real Salt Lake to Crystal Palace.
England's Championship also drew a wave of Americans, with Middlesbrough adding Sebastian Berhalter, Max Arfsten and Rokas Pukstas, while Caleb Wiley, Luca Bombino and Jack McGlynn made moves of their own.