Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Hudson River Blue Transfer Tracker, your one-stop shop for all New York City FC transfer news and rumors. This page will be updated with breaking news and sketchy social posts, so check back often.
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• NYCFC sign 2026 MLS SuperDraft pick Kevin Pierre
February 20, 2026
Status: Official
New York City added their fifth new player this season by signing 2026 MLS SuperDraft pick Kevin Pierre, a 22-year-old defensive midfielder selected in the second round. Pierre will help bolster a midfield that will be missing Andrés Perea well into the season, and that is currently without the injured Jonny Shore.
He becomes the 18th MLS SuperDraft player signed by the club, and the fifth active selection on the roster, joining everyday starter Kevin O'Toole, the injured Malachi Jones, NYCFC II defender Max Murray, and left-back Nico Cavallo.
You can find the full story here.
Oliver Strand
• Sylla deal off, Schalke release statement critical of NYCFC
February 3, 2026
Status: Official
Moussa Sylla won't join New York City FC, with FC Schalke 04 this morning releasing an official statement confirming the transfer will not take place because, as Schalke put it, NYCFC "wanted to renegotiate the already fully negotiated deal for incomprehensible reasons."
Full rundown of how the Sylla transfer collapsed can be found here.
Andrew Leigh
• Moussa Sylla transfer falling through?
February 2, 2026
Status: Rumors
Reports out of Germany this morning indicate that New York City FC's deal to purchase FC Schalke 04 forward Moussa Sylla is on the verge of collapsing.
According to the above update shared by Sky Sports Germany plus a separate report from an editor of Kicker, Sylla could fly back to Germany without joining NYCFC. The report from Sky Germany claims that "negotiations with New York have been dragging on," though specifies that the deal to bring Sylla in is not completely dead.
Supposedly, Sylla took his medical and negotiations for his move to NYCFC had been settled, until they weren't. Sky Sports Germany claims the fault lies with NYCFC and their sudden desire to renegotiate, though it's hard to know what role, if any, the medical check on Sylla played in the twist in negotiations.
Yet another report from over the weekend from a different Sky Germany journalist indicated that Sylla's medical check was "extremely comprehensive." The move would see New York City pay upwards of €7 million to acquire Sylla and make him the team's third Designated Player – but it may now be off entirely, according to these reports coming out of Germany.
• NYCFC to get $50,000 in GAM from St. Louis City
January 30, 2026
Status: Official, Confirmed
New York City will get $50,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money from St. Louis CITY SC in exchange for the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) for Dante Polvara. NYCFC could get another $100,000 in GAM if performance-based incentives are met.
St. Louis acquired the 25-year-old midfielder from Aberdeen FC, but he came up through the NYCFC Academy, which gives New York City a legitimate claim to the GAM — according to our calculator watch, that will lift the club's 2026 GAM to $5,451,486.
Also, New York City will retain a percentage of a future transfer or trade.
• Jovan Mijatović loaned to Eintracht Braunschweig
January 29, 2026
Status: Official, Confirmed
Jovan Mijatović officially has a new club, with the 20-year-old striker today announced as a new Eintracht Braunschweig player. Mijatović moves to Braunschweig from OH Leuven in Belgium, the club that's taken him off New York City FC's hands twice in two different loan spells.
Braunschweig announced that they've signed Mijatović through the end of their 2025/26 season, but with an option to either buy Mijatović, or to extend his loan for another season.
Mijatović has scored two goals across the 38 combined appearances he's made for New York City FC and OH Leuven since the start of 2024, scoring one goal for each club. NYCFC paid a huge $8.6 million transfer fee to bring Mijatović to MLS from Red Star Belgrade in 2024 and have him under contract through the end of 2028, though the club is still waiting to see him flash some of the potential he showed in Serbia as a teenager.
• Kai Trewin officially signs with NYCFC
January 27, 2026
Status: Official, Confirmed
There's officially a second Australian on New York City FC as defender/midfielder Kai Trewin was just announced as joining the club on a contract through 2028-29 with an option to extend through 2029-30.
This confirms a report from Joey Lynch of ESPN Australia first shared on January 23, and you can read more about Trewin here.
Andrew Leigh
• Julián Fernández to Rosario Central on loan
January 27, 2026
Status: Official, Confirmed
The weeks of Julián Fernández transfer rumors culminated with the 21-year-old winger officially leaving New York City FC to join Rosario Central on loan through the end of December 2026.
Read more here about Julián's departure in search of more playing time.
Hudson River Blue Staff
• Jovan Mijatović completed physical, Braunschweig deal to be announced shortly
January 26, 2026
Status: Rumor, Trustworthy Source
Germany's Kicker reports that Jovan Mijatović completed his medical examination with 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig, and his move to the club will be announced shortly after the deal is finalized.
