Barring any unexpected last minute announcement, the Seattle Sounders were the only MLS club to not add a single outside player to the squad in the Secondary Transfer Window. #Sounders

The referee refusing to shake Pulisic's hand

CAPTAIN MATERIAL. #MNUFC Michael Boxall took full responsibility for role his error had in #Loons’ loss. He answered every reporter’s question in thoughtful way. View: That’s exactly what a team leader should do in a very tough moment. Boxy’s character shines through again.

Stoke City has made contact with interest in Red Bulls attacker Lewis Morgan, but the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 international has no intention to leave New York at the moment, per sources. The 27y/o has 9g/4a in 18 apps this season. Was part of Scotland’s Euro squad. Kristian Dyer 1st to report.

The Portland Timbers have an offer on the table and are in negotiations to sign Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Sanabria from Nacional, per sources. The 20-year-old defensive midfielder has 2 goals in 22 appearances in 2024 for Nacional.

Minnesota United’s talks for Matúš Kmeť are advancing, per source. Representatives will travel to the U.S. to continue talks in hopes to close a deal. Kmeť, 24, plays for Trenčín and is seen as the future at the right back position for the Slovakian 🇸🇰 national team. ⏳⏳⏳

Update: #MNUFC pursuit of Slovakian right back Metus Kmet is back on, the Pioneer Press understands. Context: #Loons had 24-year-old defender from Slovakian club Trencin on its transfer window list, but possibility of a deal appeared to have cooled until new connections Sunday.

Matúš Kmeť had representatives in attendance at MNUFC’s 1-0 win over Necaxa last night at Allianz Field.

Olivier Giroud on Antoine Griezmann in todays LAFC introductory press conference: “When he saw the news I signed for LAFC, he was a bit jealous.” “I texted him when I saw he was linked with the club, he told me let’s see.” 👀👀👀 (h/t: Tom Bogert)

Charlotte FC has opened talks in London to sign former Atlanta United attacker Miguel Almirón, per Fabrizio Romano. Window closes in 2 days, deal would need to move fast. Almirón, 30, had 21g/28a in 17-18 for Atlanta, then joined Newcastle for fee near $28m. One to watch 👀⏳

BREAKING: FC Cincinnati is working on a deal to sign American forward Nicholas Gioacchini from Italian side Como, per source. The 24-year-old had 10 goals and 1 assist in 32 appearances for St. Louis in 2023, before joining Como for a fee around $2.2m.

Sources confirm Pat Brennan's scoop: FC Cincinnati sign American forward Nicholas Gioacchini on loan from Serie A side Como. MLS News reported talks as well. Gioacchini, 24, returns to MLS after departing St. Louis in January.

The MLS Secondary Transfer Window is officially CLOSED! Reminder that just because a signing wasn’t announced before the deadline, doesn’t mean it wasn’t completed. Signings will still be announced in the coming days. Free agents can still be signed until September 13th.

For the 3RD summer in a row, the Seattle Sounders did not add a single outside player to the squad during the Secondary Transfer Window. Seattle was the only team to not sign anyone last summer and joins NYCFC, Colorado, and San Jose as teams who didn’t sign anyone this summer.

The time has come. 🏆🐓⚪️

The Columbus Crew are in advanced discussions to transfer midfielder AZ Jackson to Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok, per source. He did not travel with the team to Nashville. The 23-year-old had 4g/5a in 27 apps for Columbus since joining from St. Louis last season.

Columbus Crew forward AZ Jackson is on his way to Poland to sign for Jagiellonia Białystok. The club just put up a video of AZ at the airport: "I'm very happy and grateful to join the club."

Triantis turned down offers from Championship sides, Eredivise clubs, and teams in Belgium to join MLS and Minnesota United. Expected transfer fee in the $3m range.

OH MY NECTARIOS TRIANTIS! FROM MINNESOTA'S OWN HALF! 🔥

Austin FC has agreed to terms with former Seattle Sounders center back Jon Bell, per source. Niko Moreno 1st reported. The 28-year-old made 21 appearances totaling just over 1,300 minutes in 2025. Austin gets CB depth after the departure of Julio Cascante.