MLS side Colorado Rapids is reportedly in talks with Manchester City about the acquisition of U.S. goalkeeper Zack Steffen. According to a report by The Athletic’s Tom Bogert, the negotiations between the two teams have been “complicated” but “progressing”.
Steffen is under contract with the Premier League side through the 2024-25 season. He is currently sidelined with a knee injury that required him to get surgery back in the summer.
Getting Steffen would be a big coup for Colorado Rapids. Despite his inability to get regular playing time with City, the 28-year-old would immediately become one of the best goalies in the MLS. The Rapids are in need of reliable goalkeeping, considering they conceded 54 goals in the 2023 regular season, one of the major reasons why they finished at the bottom of the Western Conference.
Zack Steffen played four seasons in MLS with Columbus Crew SC before securing a $7 million transfer to Manchester City in 2019. During his time with the club, Steffen made 21 appearances while also being sent out on season-long loans with Fortuna Dusseldorf and Middlesbrough.
Steffen previously served as the No.1 goalie for the United States men’s national team but recently lost his spot. He played only three international games in 2022 and wasn’t part of the roster that went to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
