TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Loan
UPDATE, July 29 (9:30 am ET) – The New England Revolution have loaned forward Jozy Altidore to Liga MX side Puebla for the remainder of 2022, the club announced Friday. His loan is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2022.
UPDATE, July 28 (1:45 pm ET) – New England Revolution head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena confirmed that forward Jozy Altidore will be loaned to Liga MX club Puebla. The loan will last until the winter of 2022.
“He [Jozy Altidore] will be going until January to Puebla FC. And Jozy initiated that loan,” Arena said to the media Thursday.
UPDATE, July 28 (1:45 pm ET) – New England Revolution head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena confirmed that forward Jozy Altidore will be loaned to Liga MX club Puebla. The loan will last until the winter of 2022.
“He [Jozy Altidore] will be going until January to Puebla FC. And Jozy initiated that loan,” Arena said to the media Thursday.
ORIGINAL, July 28 (12:15 pm ET) – The New England Revolution are finalizing the loan of forward Jozy Altidore to Liga MX club Puebla, a source confirmed to MLSsoccer.com.
Fabrizio Romano first reported the news. A source adds that there is no purchase option in the deal for Puebla.
Altidore, 32, signed with the Revolution in free agency this past winter after being bought out by Toronto FC. His deal with New England is a three-year contract.
The search for regular playing time is a big driver behind the move, as Altidore started just four MLS games (17 appearances) with the Revs this season. He had one goal.
New England just signed Albanian international forward Giacomo Vrioni to a Designated Player deal. They still have DP Gustavo Bou and homegrown Justin Rennicks as options up top as well.
Altidore has 42 goals in 115 caps with the US men's national team. He is set to join a Puebla side that currently sits fifth in the Liga MX Apertura season, which is just five games in.
The longtime USMNT forward has struggled for form and fitness over the last few seasons. Altidore started only eight games for Toronto last year before leaving this winter.
Altidore was an integral piece to TFC's success during his time with the club and is their second all-time leading scorer behind Sebastian Giovinco. He joined TFC in 2015 from English side Sunderland and played a pivotal role in the Reds becoming among MLS’s most competitive clubs. He was part of Toronto's treble-winning side in 2017 that captured MLS Cup, the Supporters' Shield and the Canadian Championship.
This offseason Altidore reunited with former USMNT coach Bruce Arena in New England, but things haven't gone to plan. The Revs sit 10th in the Eastern Conference standings, two points below the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs line.
