In an offseason in which much of Major League Soccer has been forced by lingering pandemic effects to largely stand pat in the transfer market, the New York Red Bulls have quietly been among the league’s busiest clubs.
Sporting chief Kevin Thelwell and head coach Gerhard Struber have brought in a total of nine first team signings as they overhaul a squad left shapeless from multiple seasons of administrative neglect. But the response from fans and press to their prolific transfer window has been tempered by both the relative low profile and, in several cases, temporary loan status of the players they’ve added to the New York squad.