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Kahled El-Ahmad Leaves the Lakes, Heads for El Tree
Well, this may explain some of the Loons’ irritating inaction so far this window. By now you have assuredly heard/seen/read that Minnesota United is parting company with their chief soccer officer, Kahled El-Ahmad, who heads down to Austin to shape the roster ahead of Jim Curtin’s arrival next season. Optically, this is awful for Minnesota.…
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More Than a Teardrop on the Fire: Ryotaro Ito Would Give Minnesota a Massive Attack
Last summer, one of the players connected to Minnesota at the very end of the transfer window was Billal Brahimi, a Nice player on loan to Belgium’s Sint-Truiden. I was hopeful he’d come to Minnesota mostly because he was the polar opposite of the rest of the team: Lightning fast, even with the ball at…
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No Longer a Prodigy, Can AZ Jackson Be a Firestarter for Minnesota United?
When Minnesota sold Aziel (AZ) Jackson in the winter of 2022, fans were disappointed. When Minnesota reacquired Aziel (AZ) Jackson in the summer of 2026, fans were disappointed. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. I’m not going to relitigate the decision to sell Jackson in the first place, Jon Marthaller told the story…
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Rumor Watch: Callum McCowatt
One thing that didn’t change when Adrian Heath departed Minnesota United’s front office was the team’s preference to play transfer dealings very, VERY close to the vest. The team believes – and not without evidence – that publicizing interest in a player can only make the transfer more difficult. The tradeoff is that while they…
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How Did The Loons Get Here? More Importantly, How Do They Get Out?
Minnesota’s first week back after the World Cup break was underwhelming to say the least. Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Kansas City was among the Loons poorest performances since the departure of Adrian Heath, and while Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Vancouver was certainly better, it was still less than good. Wednesday’s absolutely dreadful loss to the…
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Awaken the Augurs: Ali Al-Hamadi Needs a Change of Scenery
This is the second of four(ish) pieces on players I believe Minnesota United could be targeting following the World Cup. Read the initial bird omens along with me. Before the World Cup kicked off, Khaled El Ahmad told a group of season ticket holders that the team had identified a player they were hoping to bring…
