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 tweets, so check back often.
• Todd Dunivant named sporting director of New York City FC
December 2, 2025
Status: Official
It's official: At 9 am ET, New York City FC announced that Todd Dunivant is the club's new sporting director. This confirms the rumor we published in the Transfer Tracker yesterday.
The 44-year-old joins from Sacramento Republic FC of the USL Championship, where he was President and General Manager since 2018 and President since 2021. Dunivant becomes the third sporting director in NYCFC history. He replaces David Lee, who left in October.
You can read the story here.
• NYCFC to name Todd Dunivant sporting director?
December 1, 2025
Status: Reputable Rumor
Transfer guru Tom Bogert reports in The Athletic that New York City will name Todd Dunivant as the organization's new sporting director. The 44-year-old joined Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Championship in 2018, where he is currently the president and general manager.
Dunivant spent 13 years playing in MLS as a defender, winning MLS Cup a total of five times: Four with LA Galaxy (2005, 2011, 2012, 2014), and one with San Jose Earthquakes (2003). He also won the Supporters' Shield in 2010 and 2011, and US Open Cup in 2005. Dunivant played for San Jose, Red Bulls New York, and Tronto FC, but he spent the majority of his career at LA Galaxy, where he logged a combined nine seasons over two periods.
The decision to bring on Dunivant comes as a surprise for a club that has exclusively hired Europeans with extensive professional experience for major posts in recent years. But Bogert's reporting is solid, and his sources seemingly tell him that the deal is finalized.
You can read the article here.
• NYCFC announce roster moves ahead of 2026 season
December 1, 2025
Status: Official
Now that the 2025 MLS season is officially done and dusted for NYCFC, the club announced roster moves for the 2026 season. You can read the story here.
New York City exercised the options for Nico Cavallo, Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Max Murray, Kevin O’Toole, Tomás Romero, and Strahinja Tanasijević.
The Club declined the options of Prince Amponsah and Alex Rando, neither of whom saw playing time with the First Team. Amponsah and Rando became just the second and third Homegrown Players to leave the club without getting First Team minutes after JJ Jiménez, who signed in 2022 and left at the end of the 2024 season.
In addition, the club declined the option of the injured Andrés Perea, but clarified that they are still in negotiations. Perea became an important starter for New York City in 2025, but it's unclear when he will be able to play again.
Finally, the club announced that they are in discussions with Justin Haak and Maxi Moralez, who are both out of contact at the end of the 2025 season.
For more analysis, read John Baney's article "Tough Choices: New York City FC's 2026 roster decisions begin now."
John Baney
Hudson River Blue Staff
