It’s fair to say that Auston Trusty’s surprise move to Arsenal from the MLS was one which originally came across as more of a business opportunity for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, gaining exposure in the States and improving the Gunners’ relationship with Colorado Rapids as a result. However, fast forward ten months and it could potentially turn out to be more beneficial than initially anticipated.
The Rapids are, like Arsenal, owned by KSE and according to The Athletic, the Kroenkes had been looking into ways that could ‘create deeper connections between their sporting franchises’. It’s added that KSE eventually ‘hope to share information across their network that will allow Arsenal to expand and deepen their scouting operations in North America’.
So when, out of absolutely nowhere, it was announced that 23-year-old Trusty had signed for Arsenal but would remain out on loan for at least the next year, fans were adamant that they would never see him play for the first-team.
