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USMNT striker Niko Gioacchini to link up with Cesc Fabregas in Serie B! St. Louis CITY SC forward set to join Como FC to play under ex-Chelsea midfielder

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reports that the forward is set to join the ranks of the Italian club, just one year after signing with the Western Conference expansion side. He scored 10 goals in 37 appearances for St. Louis CITY SC in 2023. The 23-year-old has eight caps with the national team, where he's net three goals.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🔵🇺🇸 MLS just approved documents for USA striker Niko Gioacchini to join Italian side Como. Agreement reached with St Louis City last week, deal done. Exclusive story, confirmed. <a href="https://t.co/xG6avpYgQp">pic.twitter.com/xG6avpYgQp</a>— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1749406106248687882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

The CITY youngster will now join fellow USMNT players Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessman in Serie B, where they both craft their trade for Venezia FC. In total, he will be the seventh USA-capped player in Italy, with the European country becoming a hot bed for Americans at the moment.Como have added Gioacchini in an attempt to bolster their hopes for automatic promotion in 2024. They sit second in Serie B with 39 points, six behind league-leaders Parma and one point clear of third-place Cremonese.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Gioacchini was first called into the USMNT in 2020 <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/reyna-musah-de-la-fuente-meet-new-usmnt-call-ups/159nljn8lv7of11fdhv6c4qgmk" target="_blank">alongside two, uncapped, familiar faces - Gio Reyna and Yunus Musah!</a>

DID YOU KNOW?

The American will make the transatlantic journey to join the ex-Chelsea man's squad in the coming week or so. Their next match is January 27 against Ascoli, followed by a February 3 contest against Ternana - a more likely option for his club debut.

WHAT NEXT FOR GIOACCHINI AND COMO FC?

USMNT striker Niko Gioacchini to link up with Cesc Fabregas in Serie B! St. Louis CITY SC forward set to join Como FC to play under ex-Chelsea midfielder | Goal.com

United States men&apos;s national team striker Niko Gioacchini is set to join Cesc Fabregas&apos;s Como FC in Italy&apos;s Serie B.