Europe might have been (and still is) calling for Julian Hall.
Such is true when considering that Olympique de Marseille, Newcastle United, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, and Hull City were all looking to acquire Hall's services in recent times.
But for now, it seems that appeal (more on that below) will be put to rest.
On Thursday, Red Bull New York secured Hall's long-term future, signing him to a four-year contract that will run until the end of the 2029-30 MLS campaign.
Hall's strong season justifies contract extension
After splitting time between MLS and MLS Next Pro over the course of the last three seasons, Hall recently surpassed the 20-game mark for the second-consecutive MLS campaign.
While the bulk of 2025 saw Hall spend most of his time with the senior Red Bull New York squad, he was only able to score one goal across 26 MLS contests. Even then, Hall's 2026 season has already been a much stronger one. He's recorded nine goals across 21 MLS matches, which represents almost one-third of the club's total MLS goalscoring haul so far this season, while adding three across two U.S. Open Cup contests.
Overall, his efforts have helped Red Bull New York maintain control of an Eastern Conference playoff spot. As it stands, the club enters a crucial contest against the Philadelphia Union - who is currently on a six-match unbeaten run in MLS play - in control of one of the two wild card spots up for grabs. If the postseason were to start today, Red Bull New York would host the Antoine Griezmann-led Orlando City in a one-game playoff, with the winner playing Nashville SC in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Hall still split between Poland and the United States
With Hall's performance in MLS comes the attention from clubs and national teams alike.
I've already gone over the interest that Hall attracted from European clubs, but the same idea can be applied to the national team side of the discussion.
Despite committing international playing time at the youth level to the United States, he is eligible to represent Poland's senior national team. The familial link to Poland comes from his mother, and he also holds dual-citizenship.
It's also worth noting that appearances for a youth national side do not count towards a player's eligibility to switch associations. We saw a similar-but-also-different case with Folarin Balogun; despite spending his early international career in England's system, he opted to add blue to the red-and-white of England in 2023. His move, which culminated in a call-up to the USMNT for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was made possible by the fact that he was born in the United States.
Though Hall was born in the United States, his situation could be similar to Balogun's in that there is the possibility that he represents another nation at the senior level.
Either way, Hall's performance has given him the opportunity to choose between two national teams that view him as an in-demand option. Not only has Poland made an effort to recruit him, but Red Bull New York's head of sport Julian de Guzman advocated the prospect of at least one of the two national teams adding him into their lineup. While mentioning that he would not be surprised if "Julian gets called up to a senior men's national team before the end of this year", he also added that he "would be very surprised if he wouldn’t be included in the senior men’s national team anytime soon going into a Gold Cup year."
Does that imply that he will be a member of the USMNT going forward? Not necessarily.
But the fact that one of Red Bull New York's most senior figures is optimistic about his chances at a senior national team is noteworthy. Given that de Guzman is one of the same individuals that granted Hall his extension, what Poland and the USMNT see in Hall should be exactly what Red Bull New York and the club's supporters see in him every time he takes the pitch.
Hall's done very well to get to this stage. He now has four years to continue his hard work and make his mark at the international level, no matter what form that takes.
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