The Messi Effect Continues to Grow, Another Champions League Champion Coming to MLS

Messi is about to have more worthy opponents

These are two bright stars who have just joined MLS, Hirving Lozano of San Diego FC from PSV (Netherlands) and Wilfried Zaha from Galatasaray to Charlotte FC. Soon, striker Miguel Almiron of Newcastle will also join Atlanta United for a fee of more than 10 million USD, becoming an expensive contract in the winter transfer period in MLS.

Miguel Almiron has said goodbye to Newcastle fans, returning to MLS to face Messi

Almiron played in Newcastle's 3-1 win over Southampton on January 25th, away from home in the 23rd round of the Premier League. After the match, the 30-year-old Paraguayan player made a farewell gesture to the Magpies' fans, indicating that his return to his former club Atlanta United is nearing completion.

The return of Almiron (who came to Newcastle from Atlanta United in January 2019 for a fee of more than 26 million USD) will be the next big name to land in MLS 2025. After the tournament has had famous names such as Messi, Marco Reus, Suarez and Christian Benteke, among many others.

In addition to Almiron, a Champions League winner, striker Timo Werner, could also join the New York Red Bulls, the 2024 MLS Cup runners-up, according to The Mirror (UK) and Footmercato (France). Werner, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in the 2020-2021 season, is currently playing for Tottenham on loan from RB Leipzig.

In the ongoing winter transfer window, Werner is looking to leave Tottenham and return to RB Leipzig. But the 28-year-old German player's representatives are choosing the possibility of joining the New York Red Bulls in MLS to revive his career, according to The Mirror .

Striker Timo Werner (white shirt)

"New York Red Bulls are looking for a new striker to replace Dante Vanzeir, who has just returned to KAA Gent (Belgium). Werner is considered a player who can meet all the requirements of the American team. Negotiations are currently taking place. But the most likely possibility is that Werner will only join New York Red Bulls from next June, when his loan contract with Tottenham expires.

Tottenham are still looking for a new striker, but it is unlikely to happen in January. Therefore, coach Ange Postecoglou wants to keep the German star until the end of the season," said AS (Spain).

"With the possibility of striker Werner joining MLS over time, it shows that the American league continues to attract top stars from Europe, through the Messi effect. The 2025 season certainly promises many attractive competitions, in which Messi and his teammates will clearly face many worthy opponents," AS emphasized.

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