The Philadelphia Union finally got their man at the end of the summer transfer window, bringing in Alejandro Bedoya from FC Nantes. Bedoya immediately slotted into the eight position for the Union vacated by Vincent Nogueira months earlier, and while Bedoya did better than Tranquillo Barnetta and Warren Creavalle, he also was no Vincent Nogueira. Bedoya made a name for himself playing as both a central attacking midfielder and out on the right wing, and with the departure of the aforementioned Barnetta, one would not be faulted for wondering if Bedoya would move up the field in 2017.