After losing the Champions League final with BVB, Marco Reus is now fully focused on planning his future. One trail leads to the USA
The crowning glory after twelve years in black and yellow failed to materialize last Saturday: Marco Reus “only” walked away from the Champions League final with the silver medal, his last competitive match in the service of Borussia Dortmund. It has been known for some time that his time at BVB will end in the summer and that his contract will not be extended. But where will the 35-year-old continue on the soccer stage?
Possibly in the USA. According to a report by The Athletic, Reus is in “advanced talks” with Los Angeles Galaxy officials. However, no agreement has yet been reached and negotiations are still ongoing. The 48-time international is expected to make a decision soon.
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Galaxy is not the only team from the MLS that has Reus on its radar. Charlotte FC are said to have contacted Reus back in May, while St. Louis City are also said to have expressed an interest. Representatives from L.A. and Charlotte are also said to have been guests at the CL final and held talks with the Reus camp
Reus deal? L.A. would have to pay off Charlotte
If Los Angeles were to be awarded the central midfielder, the club would have to pay a fee to Charlotte. The latter had secured the so-called discovery rights and thus the right of first refusal on a potential Reus signing. Los Angeles are said to have already paid their MLS rivals a certain sum to enter into talks with the BVB legend – if the negotiations are successful, the Galaxy would have to pay more.
For Reus, the move to the USA would mark the start of a new – and presumably final – chapter in his active career. After a total of 391 Bundesliga games (156 goals), 72 appearances in the Champions League (24 goals) and two DFB Cup triumphs, he could now follow in the footsteps of David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, among others, at L.A. Galaxy, who have both played for the current fourth-placed team in the Western Conference in the past.
