Midfielder

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Sunderland battling La Liga side to sign midfielder - report (Sports Illustrated)

Sunderland have reportedly watched Chilean youngster this season, but could be beaten to the punch by Real Valladolid.

“It's good that we are in the market for South American players - if you look at the makeup of our board, we have South American influence in there. [Tony Mowbray said](https://www.si.com/soccer/sunderland/news/sunderland-transfers-stereotypical-british-type-players-with-inflated-price-tags) in November. However, La Liga side Real Valladolid are currently in pole position to land the midfielder, with Sunderland more focused on striker reinforcements in January. Sunderland are keen to spread their nets wide when it comes to recruitment, and have already dipped into the Central American market to land Costa Rican winger Jewison Bennette. £1.3m) and Sunderland are believed to have sent scouts to watch him. Sunderland are scrapping it out with Spanish side Real Valladolid for Chilean midfielder Williams Alarcon, according to the latest reports.

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Villarreal 'set to' complete deal to secure return of former midfielder (Villarreal USA)

Denis Suarez is to join Villarreal on a free transfer from Celta Vigo in June, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Arriving on a free transfer, this could end up being really smart business from Villarreal if he can find his form, and represents a low risk, but potentially high reward deal. Whilst this could mean Baena gets less minutes, given that the two play in similar positions, both could play together, and Suarez could even be a good mentor for the youngster to learn from, given his experience in Spain and Europe. A creative midfielder capable of playing both wide and in midfield, if he can return to the form which made him such a success in his first spell at Villarreal, then he can become a huge asset for Quique Setien.

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Revolution acquire midfielder Latif Blessing from LAFC (CBS News)

FOXBORO -- The Revolution have added another MLS veteran to their mix. New England acquired midfielder Latif Blessing from Los Angeles FC in exchange for ...

The 26-year-old Blessing won the 2022 MLS Cup and two Supporters' Shield titles during his five seasons with LAFC, and departs as the club's all-time leader in games played (145) and minutes played (9,749). We look forward to his arrival in preseason." FOXBORO -- The Revolution have added another MLS veteran to their mix.

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New England Revolution sign midfielder Latif Blessing from LAFC (90min)

The New England Revolution have signed midfielder Latif Blessing in a trade with Los Angeles FC, the club announced Tuesday.

“This was a very difficult decision for us,” LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington said in a statement. Still, he was a well-loved figure among supporters and will be missed by the '3252'. “Latif Blessing will be a very good addition to our team.

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Revolution acquire attacking midfielder Latif Blessing (98.5 The Sports Hub)

One of the first players to join LAFC via the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft, Blessing spent his first MLS season with Sporting Kansas City in 2017. For his MLS ...

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Revolution acquire midfielder Latif Blessing in trade with LAFC (Boston.com)

The Revolution acquired midfielder Latif Blessing in a trade with LAFC, sending $400000 in General Allocation Money to Los Angeles.

New England finished 10th in the Eastern Conference in 2022 and missed the playoffs for the first time in head coach Bruce Arena’s tenure. He departs as the club’s all-time leader in appearances (145) and minutes played (9,749). Blessing helped Los Angeles win the Supporters’ Shield twice (2019 and 2022) as well as MLS Cup (also in 2022).

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New England Revolution acquire Latif Blessing from LAFC (MLSsoccer.com)

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Trade - NE receive: Latif Blessing - LAFC receive: Up to $700k in GAM The New England Revolution have acquired midfielder Latif ...

Sources tell MLSsoccer.com out-of-contract winger [Nacho Gil](https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/nacho-gil/) has been re-signed as well. [Sporting Kansas City](https://www.mlssoccer.com/clubs/sporting-kansas-city/) in 2017. Blessing won the 2017 [US Open Cup](https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/u-s-open-cup/) with SKC as well. "Latif Blessing is a player who will always be remembered as an LAFC original and someone who helped build this club both on the field and off. "Latif Blessing will be a very good addition to our team. LAFC can receive up to an additional $300,000 in conditional GAM.

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Report: New England Revolution acquire Latif Blessing via trade (The Bent Musket)

BREAKING: The New England Revolution have acquired midfielder Latif Blessing from LAFC for $400k GAM, per sources. Blessing, 26, has made 170 MLS appearances ...

Blessing does not take up an international spot as the Ghanaian midfielder obtained his green card in 2017. He appeared in 30 games but only started 16 of those games, the lowest of his career since his rookie season. Blessing recorded four assists in 1,332 minutes (the least minutes played of his career).

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