Frank Lampard's dodged a bullet here. He won't be joining NYCFC from parent-club Man City until after the Premier League season, so it was left for former Valencia and Barcelona striker Villa to sprinkle some stardust over this Chumbawumba-esque ditty.
It's not great...
The MLS season gets underway this Sunday, with New York away to Orlando City in what will be their first ever competitive fixture.