After reports that Monaco, Everton, Middlesbrough and Hamburg were duking it out for the right to sign U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley, it was the unlikely Mönchenbach who won out.
"We are confident that there will be no problems with the medical, and that the deal will be rubber stamped this afternoon," the German club's press officer Micheal Lessenich told Yanks Abroad on Monday.
The move could be an ego boosting one for Bradley, as American keeper Kasey Keller is a beloved figure for 'Gladbach and the fans will surely welcome another Yank with open arms. But professionally, Germany can be a black hole for American players. They don't garner any respect from the club managers, it seems, and they often find themselves struggling to get on the field or mired in the reserves. There are exceptions of course, like Keller and Steve Cherundola who have made a name for themselves in Deutchland, but for every Cherundola their are fifty Kamani Hills.
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