Brenner switch shows MLS pulling power on the rise By MURRAY GREIG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-19 09:25 Share CLOSE FC Cincinnati's record signing Brenner da Silva has sent a clear signal that North America's Major League Soccer is targeting Brazil's rising stars, rather than veterans who are past their prime. In the biggest transfer of a South American player to MLS, Brazilian giant Sao Paulo sold Brenner to Cincinnati for a reported $15 million in February, on condition it would retain a percentage of the rights to the 21-year-old forward who scored 22 goals last season, including 11 in 27 Brazilian championship matches. After leading the lines for Brazil's U-17 and U-20 national teams, Brenner quickly established himself as Sao Paulo's top offensive threat and was on the radar of a half-dozen European clubs, including Arsenal.