@ClubSCristal y @SJEarthquakes llegaron a un acuerdo por la transferencia definitiva del jugador Marcos López.Le agradecemos a Marcos por confiar en nosotros para su crecimiento y le deseamos lo mejor en esta nueva etapa.Más información👇🏽 https://t.co/NbD1cN1WgG pic.twitter.com/LBmdeYoNfE— Club Sporting Cristal (@ClubSCristal) January 4, 2019 Looks like we got our left back https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Johan_López
https://www.clubsportingcristal.pe/noticias/comunicados/comunicado-de-prensa-7/ Club Sporting Cristal SA complies with the following information to the public and the specialized press: 1. Club Sporting Cristal reached an agreement with the San José Earthquakes club of Major League Soccer for the definitive transfer of player Marcos López Lanfranco. 2. The club will keep 20% of a future sale of the player. 3. Marcos López arrived at the club in mid-2017 and in 2018 he was a key player in achieving the 19 star. 4. Marcos made his debut with the national team in September 2018, against Germany and is currently in the selected Sub- 20 to play the South American U-20 Championship in Chile. 5. Club Sporting Cristal brings the greatest success in his new club to Marcos López. Club Sporting Cristal SA Rímac, January 4, 2019
A left back! Transfermarkt https://www.transfermarkt.com/marcos-lopez/profil/spieler/432175 I don't know much about him and who knows how it will work out, but this is exactly the type of signing (young up and coming Latin American who is under the radar and relatively cheap) the Quakes should be making... Jesse needs to be telling kids like this "Almeyda and his coaching staff will develop you, and if you perform well enough here over the next few years that big clubs in Europe take notice, we would be willing to sell you."
And I'm reliably informed that #Quakes74 is signing him as a left back.— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) January 4, 2019 From reddit: They get a 20% cut of future transfer fees, he made his debut for Peru in September against Germany, plays with the U-20s now. Made 23 appearances (21 starts) for Cristal in 2018 with 5 goals and 6 assists.
So the three positions the Quakes were reportedly targeting have all been filled. D-mid-Judson Winger-Espinoza Left Back-Lopez Now let's put the cherry on top of this offseason and get an attacking midfielder or a proven goal scorer.
Magnus isn’t a DP - he was originally announced as a DP but is no longer listed as one. Also Wondo could easily be bought down. Heck, even Vako could be bought down (he makes less than Zlatan and Zlatan isn’t a DP).
Nothing new here but it's now on the MLS site Report: San Jose Earthquakes acquiring Peruvian defender Marcos Lopez
Very good signing by the #Quakes74. I’ve been following López for a while and he is very smart for his age - most times he makes the right decision on the final 3rd.A thread I started about him after his first few matches for Cristal. 👇🏻 https://t.co/TU6Nu1wAPP— André (@amftbl) January 4, 2019 Marcos López é um lateral esquerdo que iniciou muito bem no Sporting Cristal. Se destacou nas 5 partidas como titular que jogou até agora (nas últimas 3 atuou pela ponta esquerda).Joga pela seleção sub-20, e já foi recomendado ao Vélez por Ricardo Gareca. 🇵🇪 #SportingCristal pic.twitter.com/x2v9s2r2Dl— André (@amftbl) August 1, 2018 .@B_Bertie98 pic.twitter.com/52eMK4nJQr— André (@amftbl) October 21, 2018
Apparently he played more as a winger than as a left back last year, though... just something to keep in mind.
Jeff Adams is a happy camper. This is the guy they have needed on the left side for a long time. He looks "Nick Lima" fast. He also impresses me with his ability to stay on his feet while being tackled. He averages more than 5 dribbles per game, so the guy likes to drive forward with the ball and is not afraid to take on defenders. Lopez and Lima are going to drive teams insane on the outside. Both are questions marks defensively though. Maybe the Quakes will play with a 5 man back line and give them defensive cover or play them a little more upfield in some type of 3-5-2.
https://en.onefootball.com/highly-rated-peru-teenager-agrees-to-join-san-jose-earthquakes/ Not often we sign a young, "highly rated" player from another country.
Looks like Sporting Cristal is not happy with the sale of Lopez. They wanted more money for him but release clause on his contract allowed him to move to @SJEarthquakes for a low amount . Anyway, Good move by @JesseFioranelli and staff. #Quakes74 https://t.co/JaJKn1uijY— FPED-SJ (@Fredysmart1) January 5, 2019
Yup, our management definitely know how to shop at TJ Maxx and Ross. Sometimes, bargain-hunting works, sometimes not. I’ll be curious to see how well Matias can coalesce our 2019 roster into a team. Didn’t seem like Stahre was able to do that in an entire season.