New England Revolution head coach Bruce Arena has confirmed interest from several European clubs for Tajon Buchanan, but added that he does not anticipate the club moving the player this season.
The Canadian joined Major League Soccer 2019 after being selected as number nine overall in SuperDraft by the revolution. In three seasons, the forward has scored five goals and seven assists.
“Well, we have offers, and they are of significant amounts in my opinion, in my income class, anyway,” Arena said. “We are pretty sure that we will not move any players this year and if there is a move, it will be done in January.
“I have talked to clubs in four different countries in Europe that have an interest in Buchanan, and some of our other players as well. It’s the economy of our sport is transfer, it’s part of it. But right now, and I think the ownership feels the same way, we want to keep our team together this year and see if we can be a little more successful when we go into the playoffs. “
Arena failed to reveal which specific teams reached out, but RC Lens in Ligue 1, FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga and Club Brugge in Belgium’s first division have previously been linked with Buchanan.
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But regardless of interest, the coach declared during his place on 98.5 The Sports Hub that he feels good from the position the team is in, hoping to make a trophy run with the current list intact. New England is currently in first place in the Eastern Conference table, seven points from all competitors.
“We have a transfer window that ends on August 5, so we can bring in one or two players if we want and if the right player is out there and we can secure his transfer rights, we can do something in the next week or so,” Arena said. ” But right now we are quite happy with our team. “
