Like Tim Howard earlier this year, Brad Guzan could soon be making his way back to MLS.
SI.com has reported that Guzan is set to leave Aston Villa this summer after seeing the club get relegated from the English Premier League, and could return to MLS to continue his career. The 31-year-old goalkeeper supposedly has two top-division teams in England interested in him, but is willing to come back to the league where he began his professional playing days if he receives the right offer.
Guzan, who played for Chivas USA before joining Aston Villa in 2008, was named the US national team's starting goalkeeper for the Copa America Centenario over Howard when Jurgen Klinsmann announced his final 23-man roster over the weekend.
His coach said Guzan earned the No. 1 position in part because he has played more at the club level in recent months and has been part of the entire process during the current World Cup cycle.
"Brad was with us obviously the whole time," Klinsmann told reporters this weekend in Puerto Rico, where the Americans picked up a 3-1 win on Sunday. "He became the No. 1. He played the Gold Cup. None of the games over the last two years, even if he didn’t win the Gold Cup, did he make any mistakes. If you go through all the games and go through his club situation, he had a very tough year with Aston Villa being relegated, and also losing the No. 1 spot [there], winning it back, losing it again. He had a real battlefield the entire season.
“The decision went to [Guzan] because we believe he will continue to be excellent the way he’s done it the last two years with the national team. I had a long talk with Tim last week, and he totally understands, totally supports the decision. He knew we can only play one goalkeeper. For me it’s really important to have Tim on board."
Guzan, who played in the first half of the victory vs. Puerto Rico, has made 43 appearances for the USMNT and started in last year's CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign.
This season with Aston Villa, Guzan played 28 matches for the last-placed club, all starts.
