14-year-old Cavan Sullivan signed with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union on Thursday in what is reported to be the largest homegrown deal ever.
The youth movement is on for the MLS' Philadelphia Union. The soccer club signed 14-year-old prodigy Cavan Sullivan on Thursday in a historic deal. Although the conditions were not made public, the pact is said to be the largest homegrown deal in league history.
According to the league's site, 'a club may sign a player to a contract without subjecting him to the MLS SuperDraft if the player has been a member of that club’s youth academy for at least one year and has met the necessary requirements. Players joining MLS through this mechanism are known as Homegrown Players.
Sullivan is the fifth-youngest player to sign a first-team contract in MLS history. If he plays for the Union before July 29, he'll become the youngest player ever to appear in a match. Freddy Adu was 14 years, 306 days old when he debuted for D.C. United in 2004. Sullivan is considered one of the best young American players. In a match last April between the U.S. under-15 team and England in Spain, he scored both goals in a 2-2 draw that the Americans won in a penalty shootout.
The deal will also send Sullivan to Manchester City once he turns 18. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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