Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch has acknowledged his team expects to bring in an attacking player within the next week, and Fredrik Gulbrandsen appears to be that player. The Red Bulls have corporate synergy to thank.

Gulbrandsen, a 24-year-old striker and long-rumored addition, told Verdens Gang in his native Norway he has received the go-ahead to move stateside after being held up for about three weeks waiting for immigration clearance. A league source confirmed the Red Bulls are on the verge of a move.

“You better ask Trump why it has taken so long,” Gulbrandsen said, according to a Google translation. “It seems that he has tightened slightly. After talking with people in the team in New York, I have the impression that the change of president is one reason why it has taken some time. It is very much to be checked there before you go. One would think that there was no problem when coming from Norway, but it’s obviously there.”

Gulbrandsen is expected to arrive on a loan deal from Red Bull Salzburg, the New York Red Bulls’ sister club in Austria, that would let him go back to Salzburg in the summer transfer window if he wants. He told the Norweigian paper he will arrive Friday.

“Coach in Salzburg said that he wanted to keep me for the team’s sake, but that he could not guarantee me that I got to play every game,” said Gulbrandsen, who has two goals in nine league games for Red Bull Salzburg this season.

“I felt that this was an opportunity I had to take. The level in MLS has improved greatly in the past. It will be a very exciting challenge.”

Gulbrandsen – the son of former Norwegian national team standout Tom Gulbrandsen – has been capped three times by Norway. He’s played for Lillestrøm and Molde. His best campaign came when he scored 14 times for Molde in 2014.

With the Red Bulls moving from a lone-striker formation (4-2-3-1) to one with two strikers (4-2-2-2), Gulbrandsen can compete with the disappointing Gonzalo Veron to play alongside reigning MLS Golden Boot winner Bradley Wright-Phillips. The Red Bulls have no other proven strikers.