Major League Soccer has confirmed that prospective expansion bids from St. Louis and Charlotte made presentations to the league's expansion committee on Monday.
The league currently sits at 24 teams for the ongoing season with FC Cincinnati the latest club to join the league. That number will jump to 27 over the next two years, though, with Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC set to begin play in 2020, while Austin FC will take the field in 2021.
MLS has stated that the league intends to reach 30 teams with the likes of Sacramento, St.