Atlanta United is scheduled to introduce goalkeeper Brad Guzan on Tuesday.
Guzan was one of six players that manager Bruce Arena elected to change out for the pending knockout rounds of the Gold Cup. Guzan started two games in the Gold Cup. The U.S. tied Panama 1-1 in the first game Guzan started and defeated Martinique 3-2 in the second game. Those were his 55th and 56th appearances with the U.S. men's national team.
Tuesday will be Guzan's first time being interviewed by Atlanta-based media since it was announced in late January that he would be joining the MLS expansion side after spending the previous nine years in England. Guzan has previously been interviewed about the move to Atlanta United by the team's TV partner, as well as reporters who were at a national team camp.
Though he was in Atlanta United’s training camp for a week before reporting for the Gold Cup, the team elected to not make him available for interviews until the MLS secondary transfer window opened on July 10.
Guzan’s arrive is fortuitous for Atlanta United because Alec Kann, who started the season’s first 18 league games as well as two U.S. Open Cup matches, is out for several weeks with a quad strain. Kyle Reynish started the most-recent game, a 4-2 win over San Jose.
Atlanta United will play at Orlando City on Friday, which could mark Guzan’s first appearance with the team.
Guzan is an Illinois native who played in college at South Carolina. He was selected with the second pick of the 2005 draft by Chivas USA. He made 79 appearances during which he was named the league’s goalkeeper of the year in 2007.
Aston Villa in England’s Premier League bought his rights in 2008. He made 144 appearances for the squad. He also played for Hull City and most recently Middlesbrough.
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