American goalkeeper Zack Steffen of Coatesville, Pa. was loaned from Manchester City to Middlesbrough, a move he hopes will help him compete to start at the World Cup.
"We knew we had to improve the goalkeeping department," Wilder said."We brought in Liam Roberts and now we're adding Zack, who has just signed a 4 1/2-year deal with Man City. Man City don't hand out 4 1/2-year contracts if they don't think anything of them."
Steffen is competing with Matt Turner and Ethan Horvath to start at the World Cup, where the U.S. plays Wales, England and Iran in the group stage this November. Steffen started six of 14 qualifiers and Turner started eight. Turner, 28, left Major League Soccer's New England Revolution to join Arsenal this month, and he figures to be a backup to Aaron Ramsdale.
Horvath, 26, was loaned from Nottingham Forest to second-tier Luton Town this month, also in a search of playing time, He made just 11 appearances last season, two in the FA Cup, two in the League Cup, six league starts, and then replaced an injured Brice Samba in the final minutes of the promotion playoff final in May, when Forest returned to the Premier League for 2022-23.
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