The New York Red Bulls lost the MLS final just ten days ago against the LA Galaxy Riqui Puig (2-1), but he’s already thinking about next season and today he announced his first major signing to achieve a title that has eluded him in his 30-year history.
The reinforcement in question is Eric-Maxim Choupo-Motinga 35-year-old veteran Cameroonian striker who has been without a team since his contract with Bayern Munich expired on June 30. The agreement, as defined by the New York Red Bulls in its statement, This is for two seasons, until the end of 2026, with the option of a third.
Flick signed him for Bayern
Choupo-Moting debuted as a professional to his hometown team, Hamburg, and eventually passed through the ranks of the Nuremberg, Mainz and Schalke until 2017 he emigrated to Stoke English, in 2019 at PSG French and in October 2020 at Bayern Munichwhere his ranks were under the orders of Hansi Flick (now in charge of Barcelona) until June 2023 and is the first successor Robert Lewandowski (currently also at Barcelona club) andin the last season, by Harry Kane.
Despite being in the shadow of these two stars, Choupo-Moting scored 38 goals in 122 appearances for Bayern during his four years in Bavaria and was part of the squad that he won three Bundesligas, a DFB Pokal and a Club World Cup.
Champions League runners-up with PSG
Before Bayern, Choupo-Moting He scored 9 goals in 51 appearances for PSG between 2018 and 2020, winning two Ligue 1s, a French Cup and a League Cup, in addition to being runners-up in the Champions League in 2020 when losing in the final to Bayern Munich (0 – 1).
“We are excited to add a player of Maxim’s caliber to our roster,” said NYRB Athletic Director, Jochen Schneider. “Maxim is a great player, a winner and his experience in the top European leagues will be invaluable for our club in 2025 and beyond.”
At the international level, Choupo-Moting scored 20 goals in 73 games for Cameroon and participated in three World Cups (2010, 2014 and 2022).
Source: La Verdad
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