Mark McKenzie to Philadelphia Union
Quiet since 18 August 2026. Last report: Tom Bogert. Probability when it went quiet: 10%.
Mark McKenzie looks set for a return to his home country, with Philadelphia Union working on a move to bring the centre back from Toulouse. The reported plan is not for now but for January, with Toulouse said to have made clear that no deal will happen before then. The fee under discussion sits around €2m, well below McKenzie's market value of roughly €7m, and he would arrive as a marquee addition for the Union rather than a squad filler. The story so far rests on one source: Tom Bogert, whose credibility rating of 88 out of 100 makes him a serious voice on American players abroad. He states the fee at around $2.5m and describes the deal as being finalised for January, with Toulouse's stance on timing attributed to sources. No second outlet has yet confirmed the details, so this remains a single strong report rather than a corroborated one. Call this a longshot for now. McKenzie is under contract at Toulouse until June 2027, and the club's own refusal to sanction a departure before January is the biggest obstacle. For the move to complete, Toulouse need to hold that line into the winter and Philadelphia need to keep their financial package attractive enough to close at close to the reported fee. Toulouse have sold at this kind of level before. They let a player go to Sparta Prague for €2m in 2024, and moved another to FC Lorient for €2m back in 2020, with a further €2m sale to Newcastle also on file. A fee near €2m for McKenzie would sit right in line with that pattern. Watch for any shift in Toulouse's public stance as January nears, plus confirmation from a second reporte
Who reported it
- Tom Bogert, 18 August 2026: 💣🇺🇸 BREAKING: The Philadelphia Union are finalizing a deal to sign USMNT center back Mark McKenzie from FC Toulouse in January, per sources. - Fee around $2.5m. McKenzie will be