England still looks like the busiest landing spot for American talent.
Beyond the Premier League, the Championship and wider English pyramid are also packed with American players. That matters. The national-team picture is no longer built only around a few stars at elite clubs; it is increasingly shaped by depth, regular minutes and competition for places.
Elsewhere, the spread is striking. Reyna is now at Borussia Monchengladbach, while Malik Tillman is with Bayer Leverkusen and Joe Scally remains at Borussia Monchengladbach. In Italy, Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah are at AC Milan, with Weston McKennie at Juventus. Spain includes Johnny Cardoso at Atletico Madrid, while France features Folarin Balogun at AS Monaco, Tanner Tessmann at Lyon, Reynolds at Rennes and Timothy Weah at Marseille.
The broader point is simple: American players are no longer clustered in one or two development lanes. They are turning up in title races, European pushes and demanding rebuilding projects.
The story may not be finished. Gabriel “Gaga” Slonina, Caleb Wiley and Musah have all been mentioned as players who could still move, either on loan or permanently. If that happens, the map shifts again - and so does the internal competition for USMNT places.
That is the next angle to watch as the season begins: not just where these players are, but who wins minutes, momentum and a stronger claim ahead of the next international window.