When Mathias Jorgensen initially heard there was an offer from the New York Red Bulls during the winter transfer window, the 18-year old Danish striker wanted nothing to do with it. No matter that he was unsettled with club Odense in Denmark’s top flight; Jorgensen wasn’t prepared to make the move to a league that he simply didn’t rate.



Now after two months in MLS, Jorgensen is not only excited about his new adventure but is hoping to become a posterboy for other young Europeans to use MLS as a springboard for their development.



“When I hear about the team for the first time, it was a huge decision,” Jorgensen said. “A lot of years ago, when we talk about MLS, you think about old players who come and play their last (season). But now when I hear about the club and the league, it is growing. It is a league that has a lot of good players and a lot of good potential and a lot of visibility. More of the European teams and more of the...