Another Wright-Phillips appears to be headed to the New York Red Bulls.
ESPN’s Taylor Twellman reported on Sunday that Shaun Wright-Phillips, the older brother of Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips, will be announced by the club as a new signing on Monday.
A longtime veteran of English soccer, the elder Wright-Phillips has been training alongside his younger brother and the Red Bulls since mid-June. He’s been out of contract since the end of the last English season, when his deal with relegated Queens Park Rangers was not extended.
The 33-year-old winger spent the majority of his career with Manchester City, turning pro with the club in 1999 and staying there until 2005, when he moved to Chelsea. He spent three seasons with the London club, winning the 2005-06 English Premier League title there before moving back to Manchester City in 2008.
Wright-Phillips, who had been with QPR since 2011, has 36 career caps and six goals for England, playing two matches for the Three Lions at the 2010 World Cup.
