New York Red Bulls sporting director Ali Curtis said after Matt Miazga’s transfer to Chelsea, which became official on Saturday, that the MLS club offered to make him the firstHomegrown Player to become a Designated Player but the move by the 20-year-old defender was inevitable.

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