"that up-and-coming 16-year-old American central midfielder Adri Mehmeti could get a significant opportunity to cement playing time with the first team following the trade of Daniel Edelman. New York completed a deal to send Edelman, the 22-year-old holding midfielder, to St. Louis City for $700,000 in general allocation money on Tuesday. It continues the revamping of Red Bull's roster under new head of sport Julian de Guzman and head coach Michael Bradley, who are instituting a more aggressive and offensive-minded 4-3-3 formation."
"In a year in which he made his first-team debut in August during Leagues Cup action, he anchored Red Bull's second team to an MLS NEXT Pro championship in early November. Just a week later, he was training with Red Bull Leipzig a powerhouse of the German Bundesliga where he impressed their manager, Ole Werner. Despite his age, he is a forward-thinking player whose vision and skill on the ball are well beyond his years."
"He is composed in the midfield, can find and make the dangerous passes in behind defenses to break their lines, and has the work rate to get back and provide stout defending. It is that blend of composure, playmaking, and a remarkably high ceiling that could thrive in Bradley's new system, which will change how the club lines up compared to previous seasons."
Red Bull New York traded holding midfielder Daniel Edelman to St. Louis City for $700,000 in general allocation money as part of a roster revamp under Julian de Guzman and Michael Bradley. The club is shifting to a more aggressive, offensive-minded 4-3-3 formation that reduces Edelman's role while veteran Gustav Berggren will factor into the three-man central midfield. Sixteen-year-old Adri Mehmeti emerged after a first-team debut in August, anchoring the second team to an MLS NEXT Pro title and training with RB Leipzig, showing advanced vision, composure, passing, and defensive work rate.
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