Matt Turner rejoins Revolution on loan from French club Lyon

The 2022 World Cup starter rose to prominence with New England throughout his first tenure. Initially signing as an un-drafted free agent, Turner finally turned the crew’s starter. Simultaneous to the Revolution’s rise beneath Bruce Enviornment, Turner turned top-of-the-line goalkeepers in MLS.

This culminated with profitable 2021 MLS Goalkeeper of the 12 months as New England totaled what was then a league document for factors in a daily season (clinching the Supporters’ Defend).

In 2022, Turner opted for a switch to English powerhouse Arsenal. It began a sample for him in Europe through which — between Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, and later Crystal Palace — he was unable to persistently win a beginning spot.

That gave the impression to be altering with the transfer to Lyon earlier in 2025, however after the French membership was unexpectedly hit with provisional relegation by the nation’s soccer watchdog in June for failing to deal with its huge debt stage, one other transfer shortly materialized. Although Lyon efficiently appealed the choice in July, the emphasis remained on shedding salaries (together with Turner’s regardless of his latest arrival).

Notably, Turner rejoins New England as a Designated Participant (an MLS designation indicating that his wage exceeds the common “maximum salary budget charge” in accordance with the league’s cap). It signifies that the Revolution now have the league most three Designated Gamers on the crew’s present roster. The membership announcement additionally added that Turner’s contract could be transformed to a different designation (involving “Focused Allocation Cash”) in 2026.

New England had beforehand chosen a different roster model (the “U22” path, allotting two Designated Gamers with 4 U22 Gamers). With Turner’s addition and the shifting mannequin, the Revolution nonetheless have area for yet one more U22 Initiative signing.

The present state of the membership that Turner walks again into could be very completely different from the one which he left. Enviornment is gone (having resigned abruptly in 2023 following an MLS investigation into “insensitive and inappropriate remarks”), as are most of his former teammates with a couple of notable exceptions.

Head coach Caleb Porter and sporting director Curt Onalfo are at the moment beneath stress from membership supporters, with multiple groups voicing their displeasure amid a nine-game winless run (one of many supporters’ teams is asking for each to be instantly dismissed). New England, at the moment mired in eleventh place within the Jap Convention, is 10 video games adrift of the playoff line with 10 video games to go.

The Revolution, as non-participants within the Leagues Cup, are at the moment in a brief break, and return to motion on Aug. 9 at Gillette Stadium towards D.C. United.