E801 - USA and MEXICO are SURGING: Messi Backs Gozo and Gil Mora, Is Cavan Sullivan a BARGAIN? | DUEL NATS

Young Prospects, multi-million-dollar deals, and European clubs calling—are we pushing the young stars of CONCACAF too fast?

The rapid hype machine surrounding teenagers like Cavan Sullivan, Julian Hall, Zavier Gozo, and Gilberto Mora has turned North American soccer into a high-stakes global marketplace.

Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar debate the main questions surrounding player pathways: How can young talents like Gil Mora navigate immense media scrutiny without burning out physically? Did Manchester City “rob” the Philadelphia Union and secure a bargain for Cavan Sullivan? We review CIES Football Observatory market data, highlighting how MLS player...