Sporting Kansas City has made history by getting Dejan Joveljic from LA Galaxy in the first cash trade in Major League Soccer. Joveljic who scored 21 goals in the 2024 MLS season will make Sporting KC’s offense better. His career includes good times at Eintracht Frankfurt with a total of 85 goals in different leagues. This shows how Sporting KC wants to make their team better for next season.
- Sporting Kansas City has completed a historic cash trade for Dejan Joveljic.
- Joveljic scored 21 goals in the 2024 MLS season.
- His career includes 85 goals across various leagues.
Sporting KC’s Strategic Acquisition
Sporting Kansas City has done something big by getting Dejan Joveljic from LA Galaxy. The forward who is really good at scoring goals, is going to bring something different to how the team attacks. Mike Burns the Sporting Director was really important in making this happen. Since he started in June 2024 Burns has been working on getting better players for the team.
Getting Joveljic shows how much Sporting KC wants to win. For more info about Sporting KC’s plans and team news, check out their page.
Sporting KC moved quickly to acquire MLS Cup-winning forward Dejan Joveljic from the LA Galaxy, the first cash trade in MLS.
Mike Burns: “We felt it was an opportunity we didn’t want to miss. And we didn’t.”
Joveljic talks SKC, Galaxy departure and more https://t.co/TuQJENKpHg
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert)
February 14, 2025
MLS Transfer Trends
Getting Dejan Joveljic isn’t just big for Sporting Kansas City but it shows what’s happening in Major League Soccer these days. The league is doing more international deals like Jesús Murillo going to Juárez and Leonardo Campana moving to New England Revolution. These moves show that MLS is getting bigger and better.
Joveljic coming over shows how the league is changing where teams can now use cash trades to get good players. If you want to learn more about how MLS works team rankings and latest news, go look at the Major League Soccer page.
Sporting KC’s Management and Player Strategies
Mike Burns who used to be a MLS general manager before knows how to work the transfer market really good. The way he gets players shows that Sporting KC really wants to be one of the best teams out there. You can find out more about how Sporting KC runs things and gets players on their official page.
