MLS winners and losers: Sporting Kansas City on the front foot as Casemiro toils for Inter Miami | OneFootball

General managers stole the weekend in MLS, as clubs accelerated business before the 2 September trade deadline. On the pitch, Inter Miami’s frailties resurfaced while Nashville remained hard to solve.

According to Goal.com, Sporting Kansas City traded Dejan Joveljic to the Seattle Sounders for a reported $6 million after a failed, record-chasing bid for NYCFC’s Nico Fernandez. St Louis City SC also moved Eduard Löwen for the second time in 10 days. Atlanta United loaned Emmanuel Latte Lath to Union Berlin and committed $18m on Breel Embolo, while Gini Wijnaldum could join Real Salt Lake.

Winner: Sporting Kansas City. New CSO David Lee is ripping up a failing roster with smart, ruthless calls. They have spent $18m on winger Andre Luiz, bought out Manu Garcia to free two DP slots, and even pushed for Mo Salah before his move to Türkiye.

Loser: Casemiro. After a late uptick at Manchester United, where he scored nine goals, the switch to Inter Miami has exposed him in a midfield that lacks legs. With Yannick Bright suspended, he was left as a lone No. 6 in the defeat to Toronto FC and was withdrawn in the second half.

Winner: Corey Wray and St Louis CITY. Fans have bristled at sales, with Marcel Hartel sent back to Germany on his request for $2 million and Eduard Löwen also cashed in amid contract uncertainty. Yet CITY are 12 unbeaten and pushing for home-field in the playoffs, and whether they go big now or keep their powder dry until January is the next question.

Source: Goal.com

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