c/mls · by CombatWombat@feddit.online · 14d

Man City-bound 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan is MLS’s chaotic revelation

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/08/cavan-sullivan-analyisis-mls-philadelphia-union

The Philadelphia Union midfielder has gotten his longest run of game time since turning pro, and the data is tantalizing

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CombatWombat@feddit.online · 2 pts · 14d

I did not realize how much of the Union’s offense ran through him

That’s true in games, too. Sullivan takes 10.3% of his team’s touches, the most of any teenage MLS winger in at least a decade. Second place is Alphonso Davies, now of Bayern Munich, the best homegrown player the league has ever produced.

dogslayeggs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 14d (1 reply)

I had no idea he was already linked to City. I don't follow up-and-coming players or youth potentials at all, so I hadn't heard of him until he started blowing up the last month. Crazy that we have a 16 year old in the US already signed to a PL club.

CombatWombat@feddit.online · 2 pts · 14d

Afaict, he hasn't officially signed with Man City since he's not allowed until he's 18. The rumors seem to be that the deal is basically already signed and the rumored fee is north of $5m.