Zanotta feels happy for Bryan Reynolds

FC Dallas 

have transferred homegrown right back 

Bryan Reynolds 

to

for a club-record fee. The deal is a loan with an obligation to make the transfer permanent this summer. 

He is also another homegrown star in the MLS side to head to Europe following in the footsteps of

Chirs Richards

and

Weston McKennie

.

The deal was far from straightforward as the 19-year-old and his former employers left sweating at different times.

A prominent European stage is, however, about to be graced by a hot future, with Zanotta expecting the youngster to succeed at Stadio Olimpico.

He has told MLSsoccer.com:

“This deal was a rollercoaster.

“In the end, we feel very happy that he’s going to such a great club. I had high expectations for him but I didn’t expect after 15 games, all of a sudden he has all these clubs after him.”

Roma won the race to sign Reynolds, fending off interest from the likes of

Juventus

,

Club Brugge

, and many others. And Zanotta believes Roma was the best option.

He added

: “Tiago started in Roma, who started negotiating with the player again.

“That was the issue. On our side it was just small details left. In the end, we felt this was the best for us and Bryan. Roma won the race.

“Bryan is such a great kid and a great talent. I’m very happy for him, I’m sure he’ll do well there. It’ll be fun to watch him.”

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