Just a day after his 16th birthday, Astin Mbaye looks as though he'll be an AC Milan player.
A product of the New York Red Bulls’ MLS Next Academy, the center-back reportedly inked a deal with the Serie A giants on Thursday, according to Fabrizio Romano, making him the latest young North American player to bring his exciting talents to Europe.
In doing so, he would join the same club as U.S. men's national team stars Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah, both preparing for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League Finals.
While Mbaye finds himself set for a big move, soccer has not always been a competitive sport for him. Only during the COVID-19 pandemic did he join the Cedar Stars Academy and begin to thrive as a pre-teen defender, eventually establishing himself as a center back.






