Even though we're already halfway through January, there's still time to go back Ekstraklasa the game is closer than further, Legia Warszawa is still not very active on the transfer market. So far, the capital club has only acquired Armenian Vahan Biczakhchjan from PogoĊ Szczecin (winger or attacking midfielder). Only one transfer could be disappointing for both fans and coach Goncalo Feio. Let us also add that Legia still does not have a new sports director, after Jacek ZieliĊski was removed from this position.
Legia wants a winger from the USA? He recently shined in Belgium
Nevertheless, there are rumors about potential reinforcements Legia they appear regularly, and now they have come from a rather unexpected direction. The journalist of the American “The Athletic” Larry Henry Jr. informed via the X portal that the Warsaw club is interested in bringing in the US winger Griffin Yow. Who exactly is this player?
He is a footballer currently playing for the Belgian top league team Westerlo. He is 22 years old and joined his current club in 2022. He had a very solid 2023/24 season, playing a total of 28 league games, scoring seven goals and providing the same number of assists, as Westerlo finished the league in fifth place. The current competition is less successful. Yow scored two goals and has no assist, and the club itself is only thirteenth in the table (out of 16 teams).
Griffin Yow played in the Olympics. Legia won't have it easy
The American was once considered a great talent in the USA. He has made 14 appearances for the local under-17 team, and scored 4 goals at the CONCACAF zone championship in 2019, while the USA took second place. In turn, in 2024, he was part of the US Olympic team, with which he reached the quarterfinals (0:4 defeat against Morocco, which included, among others, Achraf Hakimi). Yow himself played there in all four matches, including two from the first minute (no goals, one assist).
Is the transfer of a player valued at EUR 3.5 million on Transfermarkt realistic in the context of Legia? It won't be easy, because, as Henry Jr. adds, he is a key player for Westerlo, which is fighting for relegation, even if this season he does not play like he did last season. Moreover, according to the journalist, Legia would have to free up a place in the squad. Nevertheless, there is something going on and the inhabitants of Warsaw would have to hurry. Griffin Yow was already monitored by Bundesliga clubs in the summer of 2024, and if they failed to sign him in the winter, a better spring could bring competition to Legia next summer, which it would be unlikely to defeat.