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Juventus and City Football Group have contacted the Houston Dynamo about U.S. youth international midfielder Brooklyn Raines, sources have told The Athletic.
No offers have been submitted to Houston, but conversations have taken place. Clubs in MLS are interested as well, sources added. A move within MLS could be executed via a cash transfer for Raines, who is out of contract after the 2026 season.
Raines, 20, had a career-best 27 appearances for Houston across all competitions this year. He has accrued 61 first-team appearances altogether.
The technical, deep-lying midfielder fits well within Houston’s possession-based game model. Raines was a key starter for the United States at the recent U-20 World Cup in Chile. Marko Mitrovic’s side got to the quarterfinals – beating France in the group stage along the way – losing to eventual champion Morocco.
Brooklyn Raines GOLAZOOOOO to send the United States through to the final of the U-20 Concacaf Championship pic.twitter.com/RJk5j16zJa
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) August 3, 2024
City Football Group owns numerous European clubs, led by Manchester City. CFG also controls Girona, Palermo, Troyes and Lommel, along with MLS’s New York City FC.
Juventus, meanwhile, is one of the most storied clubs in Italy and also features a second team competing in the Italian third flight.
Nov 6, 2025
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