![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/man-utd-flop-denied-ex-premier-league-star-mls-transfer-at-last-minute/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1_GettyImages-465237090jpgart.jpg&description=Former Newcastle United star Ryan Taylor was ready to uproot his life and move to Chicago Fire and jetted to the US assuming the deal would be finalised, only for the transfer to collapse Former Premier League star Ryan Taylor has explained how Manchester United flop Bastian Schweinsteiger inadvertently scuppered his chance of moving to MLS. The retired defender came agonisingly close to embarking on a dream adventure towards the end of his career after leaving Port Vale in 2017. The set-piece specialist turned out for Newcastle United and Wigan Athletic in the top flight during his pomp but found himself without a club. However, his luck would soon turn around in the form of the enviable opportunity to move to MLS to join Chicago Fire - or so it seemed. Convinced he was about to put pen to paper on the deal to move Stateside, he then flew out to Illinois as he prepared for a new chapter in his life. In a scenario that offers real insight into the mercurial nature of transfer dealings, though, his dream of moving to the US would dramatically collapse. Describing how the episode played out, the Liverpool-born ace told Ladbrokes Fanzone: "I was a free agent after my time with Port Vale, so I was looking to try and get a move somewhere. Watch the Greatest Rivalry in Golf as Europe and the USA once again go head to head in a weekend of unmissable Ryder Cup action. You can watch every drive and putt live exclusively on Sky Sports for just £15 extra a month. £15 a month "I was around 33 or 34 at the time, and I'm not sure how many people know this, but I actually went to Chicago with the intention of moving there. Chicago Fire flew me out and I was basically ready to sign for them. "I can't even remember how the move came about, or who sorted it out, but I've gone to Chicago, and after a day or two, I was asking them what was happening, because I was ready to sign a contract." Alarm bells would suddenly ring for the five-time England youth international, after he was told){kind=link}
Former Newcastle United star Ryan Taylor was ready to uproot his life and move to Chicago Fire and jetted to the US assuming the deal would be finalised, only for the transfer to collapse
Former Premier League star Ryan Taylor has explained how Manchester United flop Bastian Schweinsteiger inadvertently scuppered his chance of moving to MLS.
The retired defender came agonisingly close to embarking on a dream adventure towards the end of his career after leaving Port Vale in 2017. The set-piece specialist turned out for Newcastle United and Wigan Athletic in the top flight during his pomp but found himself without a club.
However, his luck would soon turn around in the form of the enviable opportunity to move to MLS to join Chicago Fire – or so it seemed. Convinced he was about to put pen to paper on the deal to move Stateside, he then flew out to Illinois as he prepared for a new chapter in his life.
In a scenario that offers real insight into the mercurial nature of transfer dealings, though, his dream of moving to the US would dramatically collapse. Describing how the episode played out, the Liverpool-born ace told Ladbrokes Fanzone: “I was a free agent after my time with Port Vale, so I was looking to try and get a move somewhere.