An article came out on mlssoccer.com today listing the top 10 best young cores in MLS. Where did Real Salt Lake fall on this list? They didn’t. I know reading too much into listicles is a fool’s errand (The Prestige is way too low on everyone’s Nolan rankings), but posts like these highlight a growing concern/fear I have regarding Real Salt Lake: are we actually good at developing young players?
Real Salt Lake has made it clear that they are not going to be a top spending club and I don’t think new ownership is likely to change that, or that it’s really even necessary.