"He was really keen to get the deal done and for me to be a Fulham player," said Robinson. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Staff. Robinson, an English-born, attack-minded left back, will be the 11th U.S. international to play for Fulham, following in the footsteps of Brian McBride, Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Kasey Keller, Eddie Lewis, Marcus Hahnemann, Eddie Johnson, Emerson Hyndman, Luca de la Torre and Tim Ream. "When you think about the Premier League, it’s the best league in the world. As soon as I heard of the ambitions of the club it was an easy decision for me.”. Regardless, there's an opening for someone to seize. Another American at the club, and someone who can attack out of that left fullback role, and that can only translate into his role with the national team and being that attacking left fullback for the U.S.”. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. Buy Tickets Store Log In Online Store Log In News Matches Tickets & Hospitality Teams Riverside Development. It’s exciting. AC Milan, the San Siro and Paolo Maldini. Zack Steffen, the presumed starting goalkeeper for the U.S., is currently back with Manchester City after spending last season on loan in the Bundesliga with … Joseph Edward Bryan (born 17 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Fulham.He is also capable as a left-sided midfielder and left-sided wing-back. Must read content, player grades, stuff you can't get anywhere else. Already have the app? Just create an account, no credit card required! Ream and Daniel Lovitz have featured there most prominently, while Sergiño Dest, whose strengths reside on the right, can and has filled in there as well. Analytical Cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns in order to help us improve our advertising campaigns and to optimize our Services' content for those who engage with our advertising. All I can say is they’ve been working hard with Zack to get him right and he’s looking forward to having a strong year wherever he’s playing.”. He made 65 appearances in all competitions for Wigan, scoring once. The 23-year-old left-back joined the Latics permanently last summer from Everton following a season-long loan. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. These Cookies allow us to understand how visitors use our site. Enter your email to read this article for free. The decision is tantalizing for Berhalter, who, like his predecessors, has been in search of a stable solution at left back. Upon his return to the field, he played at a high level, helping Wigan surge to the finish line–only for off-field woes to penalize the club and doom it to relegation to League One. There wasn't enough time for the necessary follow-ups and treatment, so he remained at Wigan while the problem was corrected. Robinson had appeared to be on his way to AC Milan at the end of the January transfer window, with a shocking deadline move to the Italian power taking shape. The 23-year-old Robinson has signed through 2024, securing the transfer (for an undisclosed fee but reported to be a modest $2.5 million) to cap an eight-month period that might be too implausible for even the greatest of script writers. Berhalter characterized Robinson's transfer as "exciting" and the player as a "dangerous weapon" and that's proven to be true at the club level for Wigan and against U.S. opponents that the Americans are expected to beat. Robinson may not be the only U.S. figure on the way to the Premier League this transfer window. Last updated on 20 August 202020 August 2020.From the section Fulham. "Both times we played him this year, our guys have come off the field saying, 'What a player,'" Ream, who faced Robinson in England's second tier, said Wednesday. Fulham have signed United States defender Antonee Robinson from Wigan Athletic on a four-year deal for a fee of about £2m.