The New York Red Bulls transfer wheel is increasing in RPM, with perhaps the most interesting development yet being the long-expected signing of 20-year-old Duke University midfielder Peter Stroud to a Homegrown contract as confirmed on Saturday.
While it’s expected he will initially carry the moniker of “Jared Stroud’s younger brother” in Red Bulls circles, the two-time ACC Midfielder of the Year has an even more extensive pedigree, and will look to make his own name for himself in the organization. Certified the “best midfielder in college soccer” by OaM academy correspondent Eric Friedlander, the Red Bulls Academy alum left the organization to join the storied youth system of English club West Ham United at only 16, spending two years there before taking a scholarship with the Blue Devils.