Atletico Nacional's Alejandro Bernal is an unexpected name to find in the New York Red Bulls' rumor-mill pigeonhole this winter. Unexpected because the 28-year-old is traditionally regarded as a defensive midfielder, and if there is one thing the current RBNY roster has in ample supply it is defensive midfielders.
Club captain Dax McCarty and Felipe Martins have been the preferred deep-midfield pairing for RBNY for the past two seasons. Sean Davis and Tyler Adams are homegrown players who the team would appear to be grooming as future d-mid starters.