“Sometimes you really can’t choose, or you can’t make decisions about moving or getting traded,” said Greg Garza about the deal that sent him from the MLS champions Atlanta United to 2019 expansion side FC Cincinnati. “Luckily, I was able to be in the mix of everything and mutually agreed to make the move with my family. I think we’ve chosen what’s best for us.”



Cincinnati added a national team caliber defender in exchange for $200,000 in general allocation money and $250,000 in targeted allocation money. It will be Garza’s third team since 2016. I caught up with Cincinnati’s new left back while he and his family were in Barcelona to celebrate the holidays with relatives. Garza spoke about his time in Atlanta, his expectations for MLS’s newest expansion team, and his return to the national team in Gregg Berhalter’s first January camp.



“I have nothing but great things to say about Atlanta...