By Peter Weis@PeterVicey

Bürki also keen to recruit Reus to St. Louis, Charlotte FC file "discovery rights"

Former BVB teammate Roman Bürki - speaking to blue Sport Magazine - has confirmed that he too has been trying to recruit Marco Reus to St. Louis City SC of America's MLS. 

A potential Missouri move for Reus is nevertheless complicated by budgetary constraints hampering the relatively new American franchise and the "discovery rights" mechanism in place in the American League. 
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    While an firm decision on German footballing legend Marco Reus' future will almost certainly not come until after the 2023/24 Champions' League Final on June 1st, there are more signs that the 34-year-old may be preparing to join German footballing administrator Lutz Pfannenstiel in St. Louis. Former Dortmund teammate Roman Bürki - among the first of Pfannenstiel's recruits to the expansion franchise - revealed that he had been trying to recruit Reus too. 

    "I keep sending him messages, we're always in contact," Bürki - as quoted by transfermarkt's German home site - told "blue Sport", "But we're also not a club that spends a lot of money. we're at the bottom of the salary scale."

    Transfermarkt also reports that another MLS expansion team has filed a contract offer so as to claim "discovery rights" to Reus. The mechanism aims to prevent bidding wars among clubs in the American League and ensure parity in the franchise-based system. Transfermarkt reports that Charlotte FC filed for "discovery rights" ahead of other clubs.

    A fee of approximately $50,000 would be due to the North Carolina franchise if another MLS franchise wishes to claim him. Online sports journal "the Athletic" confirms the report of Charlotte's filing. 
     

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