According to Kurt Schmid, head of scouting at Real Salt Lake, there was interest in Dušan Žagar from several other European clubs, but Real Salt Lake convinced him to join them. Žagar will initially play for the under-22 team.

It has been officially confirmed that 19-year-old Serbian winger Dušan Žagar has joined Real Salt Lake from IMT Novi Beograd. The MLS club paid IMT a compensation of 2,000,000 EUR, which is the second-largest transfer in the selling club's history. The young player has signed a contract until the summer of 2029 that includes an option to extend for two more years.