[TRANSFER WATCH] As the January transfer deadline was set to come to a close on Monday in Europe, two prominent Americans were about to move on loan. Afterweeks of talk of a permanent move from German club Borussia Moenchengladbach, Michael Bradley was about to wrap up a loan move to England’s Aston Villa. Freddy Adu‘s stock has sunk so low that he was reported to be headed on loan to the Turkish second division.

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