Report: Loons to send two players to St. Louis

Minnesota United will send two players to St Louis according to a analysis Sunday from GiveMeSport Winger wingback Sang Bin Jeong will leave on a permanent move to St Louis in exchange for cash while defender Devin Padelford will head out on a loan according to Tom Bogert Neither performer were on the -man unit for MNUFC s - win over San Jose at Allianz Field on Saturday Both transactions come ahead of the summer transfer window which opens July Jeong a -year-old South Korean who in recent days acquired his U S Green Card has struggled in front of goal this season He hasn t gotten on the scoresheet in MLS minutes this year In his first season in Minnesota Jeong had two goal contributions one goal one assist in minutes in He more productive in with six goals and one assist in minutes last season Jeong has bounced between wingback and forward during his last two years in Minnesota and that factored into his inconsistency Padelford a homegrown participant from Maplewood has struggled to crack the first band this year The -year-old received minutes a year ago but in a switch from left wingback to center back he has uncovered himself buried on the depth chart in and has played only minutes across four matches this season This story will be updated