It’s not a joke anymore – football clubs in the United States of America are determined to build a noteworthy competition over there. Today we’ve got the news of another high-profile player moving to the MLS, as Atletico Madrid midfielder Hector Herrera agrees to a move to Houston Dynamo.Saturday, 23.30: (1.92) Kansas City (3.50) Houston (4.10)The experienced Mexican will go back across the Atlantic Ocean and become Houston’s best-paid player with a $4 million salary. The 31-year-old Tijuana-born hardman will follow in the footsteps of stars like Kaka, Gonzalo Higuain, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Frank Lampard, Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who have all opted to swap Europe for America and get a taste of the Major League Soccer late in their careers.However, Herrera won’t be the highest-profile player who decided to go to the strongest league in North America, as Lorenzo Insigne, the Napoli captain, already signed a pre-contract agreement with Toronto FC. The move to Canada will make the 30-year-old Italian the biggest MLS signing of the year.Por fin la espera ha terminado. El sueño de una ciudad hecho realidad. #HH4HTown pic.twitter.com/QDXFaR8G8X— Houston Dynamo FC (@HoustonDynamo) March 2, 2022 Herrera joined Atletico on a free transfer from Porto in the summer of 2019. He had spent six years in Portugal after joining them from Mexican team Pachuca in 2013. The midfielder has earned 93 caps for the Mexican national team and scored ten goals. He represented El Tri at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, and won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The Olympic victory was not only Mexico’s first gold medal in soccer, it was the country’s only gold medal at the London Olympics and their second ever youth title. He played 71 games for Atletico, scoring one goal and contributing four assists during his time there.
