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Zack Steffen's Manchester City nightmare is set to end with a return to the USA in the January transfer window.
Steffen signed for City in 2019 for around £7m after impressing in the MLS at Columbus Crew, immediately spending a year on loan at Fortuna Dusseldorf in the Bundesliga. On his return to City, Steffen spent two seasons as Ederson's number two under Pep Guardiola, making 21 appearances.
After City made the move to sign Stefan Ortega, Steffen was sent out on loan to Middlesbrough in the Championship in an attempt to play regularly and force his way into the USA's 2022 World Cup squad. While that was unsuccessful, he made 45 appearances for Boro as they reached the play-offs under Michael Carrick.
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Injury meant that Steffen needed surgery over the summer, so the goalkeeper was unable to secure another loan move for the first half of the season. Now fit, MEN Sport understands he is set to leave and return to the USA and sign for Colorado Rapids, ending his frustrating spell at the Etihad.
Steffen's last appearance for City was his calamitous FA Cup semi-final start against Liverpool in 2022, where he was at fault as City were knocked out at Wembley. He also started the 2021 semi-final the year before as City lost 1-0 to Chelsea, and also the Wembley defeat to Leicester in the 2021 Community Sheild - although he did play every minute of City's 2020/21 Carabao Cup success, keeping a clean sheet in the final against Tottenham.
In March, while still on loan at Middlesbrough, Steffen said he had no intentions to return to
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