With the MLS is Back Tournament in full swing, much of the attention has been focused on 18-year-old Sporting Kansas City Homegrown midfielder, Gianluca Busio. He got his first start on Wednesday and that’s only kept the rumors coming. In the last week alone, Busio has been linked to five different large European clubs: Juventus, PSV, Feyenoord, AC Milan and Fiorentina.
When Sporting KC head coach and sporting director Peter Vermes was asked if it’s a distraction for Busio after the 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake he responded, “If it was someone else, I’d have a lot of concern.