American defenders are certainly in vogue. After Jorge Villafana and Omar Gonzalez, sold to Mexican clubs in December, and Saturday’s $5 million deal that sent Matt Miazga fromthe New York Red Bulls to Chelsea, 18-year-old defender Erik Palmer-Brown is headed from Sporting Kansas City to FC Porto in Portugal for the remainder of 2016. Porto is considered Europe’sleading importer of talent from the Americas.
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