New England Revolution
“Griffin has robust instinctive skills on the attacking finish that complement his pace and skills with the ball.”
The Revolution continued an offseason pattern, including one other youthful participant with expertise beneath the workforce’s new head coach.
New England announced the addition of winger Griffin Yow on Tuesday from KVC Westerlo of the Belgian Professional League. He joins on a deal that runs via the 2027-28 season, and likewise contains membership choices over the 2 seasons after that.
Yow, 23, totaled 18 objectives and 10 assists in 86 video games enjoying for KVC Westerlo. A former D.C. United academy product, he signed with United in 2019 as a Homegrown Participant and made 32 appearances for the membership previous to leaving for Belgium in 2022.
Extra notably, he additionally has earlier expertise enjoying beneath the Revolution’s newly-hired head coach, Marko Mitrović. Yow was a part of america squad on the 2024 Paris Summer season Olympics, that includes in all 4 of the workforce’s video games (and including an help). He’s additionally performed for the U-17 nationwide workforce, and made a pair of appearances on the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
“I had the pleasure of teaching Griffin at america Olympic Workforce, the place he rapidly impressed me along with his willingness to be taught, his eagerness to develop, and his drive to win,” Mitrović mentioned, per the Revolution’s announcement. “Griffin has robust instinctive skills on the attacking finish that complement his pace and skills with the ball. I look ahead to welcoming him to our workforce and dealing with him once more.”
Beforehand — and to be able to full the signing by MLS guidelines — New England acquired Yow’s Discovery Priority from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in alternate for $125,000 in 2026 Basic Allocation Cash, and the membership’s 2027 MLS SuperDraft second-round decide.
He’s now the third participant — after central midfielder Brooklyn Raines and defender Ethan Kohler — to be added to New England’s roster this offseason who has expertise enjoying beneath Mitrović.
As for the place Yow will match into the lineup, that continues to be to be seen. It’s not but clear what formation or model Mitrović will desire, with the workforce’s first preseason friendly suggesting it might be a 4-3-3 (although that might merely change within the subsequent recreation because the membership experiments previous to the common season opener in late February).
With Argentine winger Luca Langoni (who the Revolution signed for a club record fee in 2024) already on the roster, Yow might discover minutes a difficult proposition. Ought to Langoni depart as a part of Mitrović’s efforts to reshape the roster, the trail would possibly clear.
New England will kick off the 2026 MLS common season on Feb. 21 on the street in opposition to Nashville SC at 8:30 p.m.
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