United States men’s soccer captain Tyler Adams joins English Premier club

Tyler Adams is again within the English high flight.

After a protracted switch saga, the U.S. Males’s Nationwide Crew captain has joined AFC Bournemouth on a five-year deal after the membership reportedly triggered his $25.5 million launch clause from Leeds United.

Adams, a local of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., is the sixth-ever American to play for the membership, which completed in fifteenth place final season. Invoice Foley, the proprietor of the Vegas Golden Knights, purchased Bournemouth final yr.

“We’re thrilled to have introduced Tyler to the membership and he’s a participant we’ve admired for a very long time,” Bournemouth chief govt Neill Blake stated in a press release. “It’s been extensively documented how a lot his skills have been acknowledged on this switch window by different golf equipment, so to have him signal for AFC Bournemouth exhibits the ambition we’ve as a membership.”

It regarded as if Adams could be becoming a member of Chelsea, even reportedly touring to London to finalize a transfer, however the membership as a substitute introduced in Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia in midfield. 

He isn’t anticipated to play for Bournemouth till after subsequent month’s worldwide break, as he underwent surgical procedure to take care of a hamstring damage on the finish of March.

In 24 Premier League video games for Leeds United final season, Adams didn’t file a purpose or help, although that isn’t his calling card in a primarily defensive midfield position. 

At 24 years outdated, he’s well-regarded in Europe, having performed within the German Bundesliga and Champions League with Purple Bull-Leipzig earlier than shifting to England final yr.

After being relegated, Leeds have offered 9 gamers as a way to stave off monetary losses.

Getting again to a Premier League membership is a crucial step for Adams, even one which can be preventing for survival, as Bournemouth figures to be.

Adams performed each minute for the USMNT within the 2022 World Cup, which ended within the Spherical of 16 in opposition to the Netherlands, and figures to be a serious determine within the nationwide crew going into 2026.