Overview
- The move, announced Tuesday, sees Middlesbrough complete a permanent signing of Max Arfsten from Columbus Crew on a four-year contract.
- Reports say the fee is about $7.5 million including add-ons and that Columbus secured a future sell-on percentage for the 25-year-old.
- Arfsten joins fellow Americans Aidan Morris and Sebastian Berhalter at the Riverside and has trained with the squad with a place in the Carabao Cup matchday group possible.
- Middlesbrough pursued Arfsten for more than two years because his conversion from winger to attack-minded wing-back fits manager Kim Hellberg’s forward-leaning system.
- Outlet coverage agrees on Arfsten’s USMNT status and World Cup appearance but shows minor differences in his Columbus appearance and goal/assist totals, a discrepancy in reporting numbers.