Goalkeeper rumor: Frank Rost

According to Germany's leading daily Bild, former Hamburg goalkeeper Frank Rost could be bound for New York. The 38-year-old just finished his fifth season as a starter for the Bundesliga team, but his contract was not renewed.

Bild reports that RBNY "has experienced great interest" in Rost, and notes Erik Soler's connection to Hamburg. (The Metro GM played for the club in the 1980s. Perhaps more importantly, ex-Red Bull Sporting Director and Soler pal Dietmar Beiersdorfer was Hamburg's Sporting Director who helped bring Rost to the club.)

Rost has played over 400 games in the Bundesliga, becoming a starter with Werder Bremen during the 1998-99 season. He moved to Schalke in 2002 and Hamburg during 2006-07. Rost is a two-time winner of the German Cup, and is one of few goalkeepers in Bundesliga history to score a goal from the run of play, doing so for Werder against Hansa Rostock in 2002.

Rost was capped four times for Germany. His debut came against the US in 2002, when he was scored on twice by the MetroStars' Clint Mathis.