The New York Red Bulls took advantage of Red Bull Global synergy, adding Israeli National Team forward Omer Damari on loan from sister club RB Leipzig of the German Bundesliga.
With the MLS transfer window closing Wednesday, the Red Bulls are expected to sign Austrian winger Daniel Royer as well, adding much-needed bite to their flagging attack. The Damari loan was reported by both BBC World and Leipzig writer Guido Schafer.
The 27-year-old Damari spent last year loaned out to another sister club, Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored four goals in 16 appearances to help them claim their seventh Austrian league title in the past nine seasons. He’s also scored nine times in 20 appearances for Israel.
There have been previous examples of synergy, although the new Red Bull regime hopes to make them more common and beneficial.
The Red Bulls got Markus Schopp (2006) and Brian Nielsen (2010-11) on loan from Salzburg, neither of which worked out well. Ernst Oebster and Ibrahim Sekagya both came to New York on free transfers from Salzburg, the latter helping the Red Bulls win the Supporters’ Shield in 2013.
Midfielder Dax McCarty announced on Twitter that he’ll miss 4-6 weeks with a small tibial plateau fracture.