{"id":540782,"date":"2026-01-25T02:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/540782\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:12:31","slug":"dante-polvara-targeted-for-mls-transfer-as-aberdeen-star-has-clear-preference-on-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/540782\/","title":{"rendered":"Dante Polvara targeted for MLS transfer as Aberdeen star has clear preference on move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MLS side St Louis City are keen on the midfielder and want to take him back to the States<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769307151_121_0_Aberdeen-v-Rangers-William-Hill-Premiership.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">(Image: SNS Group)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">St Louis City are pushing to sign <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/aberdeen-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"AberdeenLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Aberdeen<\/a>\u2019s Dante Polvara.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Major League Soccer outfit has targeted the Dons midfielder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Polvara was left out of the Aberdeen squad for the game with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/livingston-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Livingston<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 25-year-old is out-of-contract at Pittodrie in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lutz Pfannenstiel\u2019s former team wants to land the 25-year-old, while MLS rivals Columbus Crew are also interested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">St Louis are in the driving seat and hope to agree a six figure to land Polvara this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/major-league-soccer\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">MLS<\/a> transfer window opens next week and is open until March 26th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Aberdeen had made a significant offer to Polvara to extend his deal and rivals Hibs have also tabled an offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Polvara\u2019s preference, though, is to return to America for family reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It now remains to be seen if a deal can be done now or if he leaves for nothing in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The American has been at Aberdeen for four years since he moved from Georgetown Hoyas back in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Polvara has been unlucky with injury in his time at Pittodrie and had a loan spell at Charleston Battery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He had struggled to get a regular run under <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/jimmy-thelin\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Jimmy Thelin<\/a> and had admitted he wanted more games before he would make a decision on his future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Polvara did get more of a run before Thelin departed and has featured more under interim Peter Leven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MLS side St Louis City are keen on the midfielder and want to take him 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