After admitting he found it difficult moving around the M25 to join Reading from Watford, Jonathan Bond couldn't have made much of a bigger career jump by leaving West Bromwich Albion for Los Angeles Galaxy.
England under-21 international Bond made the move from the midlands to California in January 2021, and has been a first-team regular at the most successful MLS side ever since. The tall goalkeeper, who had five loan spells and seven managers during his five-year stint at Watford, has enjoyed stability at Galaxy, having immediately become first-choice for the California side.
This season he could make his 100th league appearance for the Galaxy, quite some feat for a player forced to watch from the bench as the Baggies secured promotion back to the Premier League. Following in the footsteps of Robbie Keane, Ashley Cole, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham, Bond is making a name for himself in the sunshine state, having caught the bug for life stateside after growing up with an American mother.
