With the Red Bulls in need of defensive help, youth and cost-effective players, they're hoping Andrew Jean-Baptiste checks off all three boxes.
According to a source close to the player, the Brooklyn-born Brentwood High School grad is on the verge of a homecoming deal with the Red Bulls. The 22-year-old former UConn centerback had an up-and-down season with Chivas USA last year, but has potential, athleticism and would be a savvy pickup.
Jean-Baptiste played for the US Under-18 team and was a member of the U-20 National Pool in 2010, the same year he played for the Red Bulls' Under-23 team. But he's another in a line of potential homegrown products who got away from the Red Bulls, taken No. 8 overall in the 2012 draft by Portland.
Breaking into the Timbers' lineup in his second season (22 starts, 26 appearances), Jean-Baptiste was ranked 16th in MLSsoccer.com's "24 Under 24" prospect list. After he was traded to Chivas USA, he backslid somewhat.
The Post confirmed a ChicagoNow.com report the Red Bulls are on the verge of adding goalkeeper Kyle Reynish to back up starter Luis Robles.
An official announcement of a Red Bulls affiliate in the new USL Pro division is expected shortly.
Pursuit of Sacha Kljestan has slowed down, not because the Red Bulls don't want the 29-year-old US National Team midfielder, but because his club Anderlecht now wants to hold onto him through the rest of the Belgian Pro League season.
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