Major League Soccer in 2025 will be attracting some of the biggest football stars of recent years. Will you be drafting them for your fantasy soccer team? And are they worth the trouble?
Let’s look at the biggest deals in the MLS that have happened, rumoured to happen, and that may change the MLS for the better.
I’ll also try to provide you with tips on who to transfer for your own MLS fantasy squad for the 2025 season.
Biggest MLS Transfers of 2025
Wilfried Zaha: from Galatasaray to Charlotte FC
Dejan Joveljic: from LA Galaxy to Sporting Kansas City
Miguel Almiron: from Newcastle United to Atlanta United
MLS Transfers: Eastern & Western Conference (Winter 2024-25)
Eastern Conference
Atlanta United
Players In:
- F – Jamal Thiaré (12/12/24 – re-signed)
- D – Ronald Hernández (12/13/24 – re-signed)
- M – Will Reilly (12/20/24 – homegrown)
- M – Mateusz Klich (12/20/24 – trade from D.C. United)
- F – Cayman Togashi (1/8/25 – free)
- M – Miguel Almirón (1/30/25 – transfer from Newcastle United)
Players Out:
- D – Erik Centeno (11/26/24 – option declined)
- M – Nick Firmino (11/26/24 – option declined)
- M – Franco Ibarra (11/26/24 – option declined)
- M – Dax McCarty (11/26/24 – retired)
- F – Daniel Ríos (11/26/24 – loan expired)
- GK – Quentin Westberg (11/26/24 – retired)
- M – Santiago Sosa (12/6/24 – transfer to Racing Club)
- F – Tyler Wolff (12/9/24 – trade to Real Salt Lake)
Charlotte FC
Players In:
- M – Pep Biel (1/13/25 – loan from Olympiacos)
- M – Eryk Williamson (1/15/25 – trade from Portland Timbers)
- F – Wilfried Zaha (1/22/25 – loan from Galatasaray)
Players Out:
- M – Pep Biel (11/21/24 – loan expired)
- D – Jaylin Lindsay (11/21/24 – option declined)
- F – Jamie Paterson (11/21/24 – option declined)
- M – Júnior Urso (11/21/24 – option declined)
- D – Hamady Diop (12/11/24 – Expansion Draft)
- D – Jere Uronen (1/8/25 – transfer to AIK Fotboll)
- F – Karol Swiderski (1/23/25 – transfer to Panathinaikos)
- D – João Pedro (2/1/25 – loan to Rio Ave FC)
Chicago Fire FC
Players In:
- M – David Poreba (12/11/24 – MLS NEXT Pro)
- D – Jack Elliott (12/16/24 – free agent)
- M – Omari Glasgow (12/17/24 – MLS NEXT Pro)
- M – Dylan Borso (12/20/24 – homegrown)
- F – Dean Boltz (12/20/24 – SuperDraft)
- M – Philip Zinckernagel (1/6/25 – transfer from Club Brugge)
- D – Sam Rogers (1/13/25 – transfer from Lillestrøm SK)
- D – Leonardo Barroso (1/14/25 – transfer from Sporting CP)
- M – Jonathan Bamba (1/21/25 – transfer from Celta de Vigo)
- M – Robert Turdean (1/22/25 – homegrown)
- M – Rominigue Kouamé (1/24/25 – loan from Cádiz CF)
Players Out:
- D – Allan Arigoni (10/22/24 – loan expired)
- M – Javier Casas (10/22/24 – option declined)
- D – Rafael Czichos (10/22/24 – out of contract)
- M – Fabian Herbers (10/22/24 – out of contract)
- M – Ariel Lassiter (10/22/24 – out of contract)
- GK – Spencer Richey (10/22/24 – out of contract)
- D – Wyatt Omsberg (10/22/24 – out of contract)
- F – Victor Bezerra (11/27/24 – option declined)
- F – Missael Rodríguez (11/27/24 – waived)
- M – Laurence Wootton (11/27/24 – option declined)
- F – Georgios Koutsias (12/13/24 – loan to FC Lugano)
- M – Gastón Giménez (12/24/24 – mutual contract termination)
- D – Tobias Salquist (1/2/25 – transfer to FC Nordsjaelland)
- M – Federico Navarro (1/26/25 – transfer to Rosario Central)
FC Cincinnati
Players In:
- F – Kévin Denkey (11/21/24 – transfer from Cercle Brugge)
- M – Luca Orellano (12/2/24 – purchase option from Vasco da Gama)
- M – Tah Brian Anunga (1/13/25 – free agent)
- D – Nick Hagglund (1/15/25 – re-signed)
- D – Gilberto Flores (1/31/25 – transfer from Club Libertad)
Players Out:
- D – London Aghedo (12/2/24 – option declined)
- D – Joey Akpunonu (12/2/24 – option declined)
- M – Yamil Asad (12/2/24 – option declined)
- D – Isaiah Foster (12/2/24 – option declined)
- F – Niko Gioacchini (12/2/24 – loan expired)
- D – Kipp Keller (12/2/24 – option declined)
- F – Kevin Kelsy (12/2/24 – loan expired)
- F – Arquimides Ordoñez (12/2/24 – option declined)
- M – Malik Pinto (12/2/24 – option declined)
- D – Chidozie Awaziem (12/9/24 – trade to Colorado)
- D – Ian Murphy (12/9/24 – trade to Colorado)
Columbus Crew
Players In:
- GK – Evan Bush (12/17/24 – re-signed)
- M – Lassi Lappalainen (1/8/25 – free agent)
- GK – Stanislav Lapkes (1/22/25 – homegrown)
Players Out:
- D – Keegan Hughes (11/27/24 – option declined)
- M – Alexandru Matan (11/27/24 – out of contract)
- D – Yaw Yeboah (11/27/24 – option declined)
- M – Marino Hinestroza (1/27/25 – transfer to Atlético Nacional)
D.C. United
Players In:
- GK – Jordan Farr (11/20/24 – signing)
- GK – Luis Barraza (12/9/24 – trade from New York City FC)
- M – Hosei Kijima (12/11/24 – trade from San Diego FC)
- F – João Peglow (12/16/24 – transfer from Radomiak Radom)
- D – Lukas MacNaughton (12/18/24 – trade from Nashville SC)
- D – Derek Dodson (12/31/24 – Re-Entry Draft)
- F – Hakim Karamoko (1/8/25 – SuperDraft)
- GK – Kim Joon Hong (1/9/25 – transfer from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC)
- M – Randall Leal (1/14/25 – waivers)
- D – Kye Rowles (1/15/25 – transfer from Heart of Midlothian)
Players Out:
- D – Mateusz Klich (12/20/24 – trade to Atlanta United)
- D – Matai Akinmboni (1/3/25 – transfer to AFC Bournemouth)
Western Conference
Austin FC
Players In:
- M – Ilie Sánchez (12/31/24 – free agent)
- F – Brandon Vazquez (1/6/25 – transfer from CF Monterrey)
- M – Nicolás Dubersarsky (1/16/25 – transfer from Instituto)
- M – Besard Sabovic (1/21/25 – free)
- F – Myrto Uzuni (1/24/25 – transfer from Granada CF)
Players Out:
- GK – Matt Bersano (11/5/24 – option declined)
- F – Ethan Finlay (11/5/24 – option declined)
- D – Matt Hedges (11/5/24 – option declined)
- D – Hector Jimenez (11/5/24 – out of contract)
- M – Alex Ring (11/5/24 – option declined)
- M – Jhojan Valencia (11/5/24 – option declined)
- F – Gyasi Zardes (12/9/24 – contract buyout)
- M – Sebastián Driussi (1/17/25 – transfer to River Plate)
- GK – Damian Las (1/31/25 – loan to Louisville City FC)
Colorado Rapids
Players In:
- D – Chidozie Awaziem (12/9/24 – trade from FC Cincinnati)
- D – Ian Murphy (12/9/24 – trade from FC Cincinnati)
- F – Alex Harris (12/20/24 – SuperDraft)
- M – Sam Bassett (1/7/25 – homegrown)
- D – Michael Edwards (1/13/25 – re-signed)
Players Out:
- D – Lalas Abubakar (11/27/24 – option declined)
- D – Sebastian Anderson (11/27/24 – option declined)
- GK – Ethan Bandré (11/27/24 – option declined)
- M – Rémi Cabral (11/27/24 – option declined)
- F – Jonathan Lewis (11/27/24 – out of contract)
- M – Jasper Löffelsend (12/11/24 – Expansion Draft)
- D – Miguel Navarro (12/18/24 – transfer to Talleres)
- D – Nate Jones (1/21/25 – loan to Las Vegas Lights FC)
FC Dallas
Players In:
- M – Pedro Martins (12/16/24 – MLS NEXT Pro)
- M – Ramiro Benetti (12/18/24 – free)
- D – Lalas Abubakar (12/19/24 – free agent)
- F – Anderson Julio (12/23/24 – trade from Real Salt Lake)
- D – Shaq Moore (12/27/24 – trade from Nashville SC)
- M – Léo Chú (1/8/25 – trade from Seattle Sounders FC)
- GK – Michael Collodi (1/9/25 – homegrown)
- D – Malachi Molina (1/9/25 – homegrown)
- M – Diego García (1/9/25 – homegrown)
- M – Anthony Ramírez (1/9/25 – homegrown)
- F – Daniel Baran (1/9/25 – homegrown)
- F – Diego Pepi (1/9/25 – homegrown)
- M – Patrickson Delgado (1/10/25 – purchase option from Independiente del Valle)
- D – Enzo Newman (1/24/25 – SuperDraft)
Players Out:
- F – Eugene Ansah (11/12/24 – option declined)
- M – Liam Fraser (11/12/24 – option declined)
- D – Omar Gonzalez (11/12/24 – option declined)
- M – Asier Illarramendi (11/12/24 – out of contract)
- D – Amet Korça (11/12/24 – option declined)
- GK – Jimmy Maurer (11/12/24 – out of contract)
- F – Isaiah Parker (11/12/24 – option declined)
- D – Ruan (11/12/24 – out of contract)
- F – Malik Henry-Scott (11/12/24 – option declined)
- F – Dante Sealy (11/12/24 – option declined)
- D – Ema Twumasi (11/12/24 – option declined)
- D – Sam Junqua (12/23/24 – trade to Real Salt Lake)
- F – Jesús Ferreira (1/8/25 – trade to Seattle Sounders FC)
- M – Paul Arriola (1/13/25 – trade to Seattle Sounders FC)
- M – Tomas Pondeca (1/13/25 – loan to New Mexico United)
- D – Nkosi Tafari (1/23/25 – trade to LAFC)
- M – Alan Velasco (1/23/25 – transfer to Boca Juniors)
- M – Enes Sali (1/31/25 – loan to Al-Riyadh SC)
Houston Dynamo FC
Players In:
- GK – Jimmy Maurer (12/17/24 – free agent)
- D – Daniel Steres (1/9/25 – re-signed)
- M – Erik Dueñas (1/14/25 – waivers)
- D – Obafemi Awodesu (1/17/25 – MLS NEXT Pro)
Players Out:
- F – McKinze Gaines (11/6/24 – out of contract)
- M – Ján Greguš (11/6/24 – option declined)
- M – Héctor Herrera (11/6/24 – option declined)
- M – Júnior Moreno (11/6/24 – option declined)
- D – Brad Smith (11/6/24 – option declined)
- F – Ousmane Sylla (11/6/24 – option declined)
- GK – Xavier Valdez (11/6/24 – option declined)
- M – Latif Blessing (11/27/24 – option declined)
- GK – Steve Clark (11/27/24 – option declined)
- D – Tate Schmitt (11/27/24 – option declined)
- M – Coco Carrasquilla (1/16/25 – transfer to Pumas UNAM)
- F – Sebastián Ferreira (1/18/25 – mutual contract termination)
- D – Kieran Sargeant (1/23/25 – loan to Lexington SC)
- M – Jefferson Valverde (1/24/25 – loan to Orense SC)
