Hey, maybe Vanney can play more defensive minded and get some draws and maybe a 1-0 win or two....who am I kidding, he is what he is and we will be wide open. I like Wynder for his athleticism and ability to dribble/bully past guys. His size and speed make him a force. Hope he keeps improving.
Nasicmento news 🇧🇷 Sources: LA Galaxy finalizing a deal to sign Matheus Nascimento from Botafogo on loan again.Nasciemento spent 2025 on loan with the Galaxy. Club wanted to bring him back for 2026 after 6g/4a in ~1,400 mins.U-22 initiative. pic.twitter.com/TbeRgWuiDR— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) January 20, 2026
Lepley last played AM on a regular basis when he played with VCFC after getting drafted out of UCLA. I still think the way he played for VCFC is the closest thing to Puig in terms of style of play in the sense of coming back deep to receive the ball, dribbling through pressure, and making the final pass. Problem is that he is not anywhere close to as good as Puig at doing all that and he's not going to be able to replicate that role at the MLS level because his technique isn't quite as good and he isn't quite as fast of foot (with the ball) or mind as Puig. So, I view him as more of a wildcard AM who is disruptive up top and pops up in dangerous spaces all over the field, but not as someone who would regularly play there, even as a substitute. Dylan Vanney is a legit AM and might be an option there at some point this season, but he's still young and gets bullied off the ball by older and stronger players in MLSNP. He probably needs be worked in slowly to become a true option. As for Fagundez, Josh Guesman said last night on CoG he hasn't heard that the Galaxy have reached out to Fagundez at all lately. That could change, but it might be that his price has to come down for there to be anything to discuss. Wynder seems the best suited for that role among our cadre of DM types (Cerrillo, Haak, Sanabria, and Parente). His ability to catch the ball on the turn and drive forward with pace sets him apart and allows him to break lines. I don't know that he has the incisive passing ability of a playmaking AM, but he's also not the type to put his head down and dribble into trouble either. He dribbles to look for a pass. So, my guess is that the most likely AM substitute is either to move Wynder from an 8 to a 10 when Reus comes out and bring in one of the bench options to play the 8 or to start Wynder there and bring Reus off the bench if we're trying to give Reus a rest unless he's needed to help generate a rally. It's possible Sanabria takes a step up and plays there as well, but I just didn't see that much AM skills from him last season except in a few close quarters interactions with Nasci. He can bomb forward on a late run to provide a scoring option in the box, but he can do that as an 8 too.
once again i am here to say the line in regards to james rodriguez rumors.......No, Austin FC is not trying to sign James Rodriguez. No approach. No conversations. No offers.Just like the James-to-Orlando rumors and the other 22 MLS clubs he's been linked with pic.twitter.com/8BEsNJSuLQ— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) January 20, 2026 just posting as we were discussing James Rodriguez. Doesn’t look like any MLS team is in on him. We leak to Tom so I take this as evidence he is not in our plans.
🇺🇸 Sources: LA Galaxy has signed defender Johnny Nelson to a new, long-term contract.Nelson, 27, has made 71 apps for the Galaxy. Started all five playoff games in 2024 en route to winning MLS Cup and was named the Galaxy's Defender of the Year in 2025. pic.twitter.com/h99ZADHmMz— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) January 20, 2026 Excellent news, and well deserved for Nelson.
Man, we are just a couple players away from being a talented AND deep team. But I guess most poeple can get 90% of the way there, it's that final 10% that's the tricky part.....
It's kind of weird that we seem to have the most depth now at left back (Nelson, Aude), center Back (Yoshida, Glasnes, Haak) and right back (Yamane, Miller, Cuevas) than anywhere else. You'd almost think we'd be a good defensive team but I'll believe that when I see it.
Yeah, Vanney will have us eking out those 1-0 wins and 0-0 draws like crazy- wouldn’t that be something!
Don't forget about Garces, arguably the most indispensable of them all! He legitimately has world class speed... Just needs a bit more seasoning in the aerial duels dept and decision making on the ball.
MLS published the General Allocation Money available to each team as of Jan. 20, 2026 https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-publishes-2026-general-allocation-money Galaxy have $3,313,457 Sounds great, but a couple of caveats: That's one of the lowest in MLS at this point in the year. Only Austin, New England, and Portland have less. Given how much everyone has, I assume this is the number before any roster decisions are made for 2026 and roster compliance is submitted. So, the numbers in the story don't include any of the signings any team has made. This is essentially how much you can go over the salary budget when you submit your roster on roster compliance date, plus TAM, DP, HG, and U22 mechanisms.
This obviously doesn't include the money from the sale of Dejan to SKC. I don't recall how the Galaxy were paid for Perez. It makes you wonder if AEG will keep that money or let the Galaxy use it.
🟡🚨 BREAKING: LA Galaxy in talks to acquire St. Louis City DP forward Joao Klauss, per sources.Deal would be a cash trade around $2m.Not done yet, still details to sort + green light from player needed, but talks ongoing.https://t.co/EyOuAJTxlj— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) January 21, 2026 this is an interesting one. he didn’t have a great year last year but looked good previously. The positive is that he’s a DP but his contract is up at the end of the year so that makes room for Riqui. in my mind he’s not that mobile which I thought is what we wanted for a nine to keep up with our wings I may be being unfair to his mobility edit- my memory failing me. He had 12 goals last year and only 15 total the two seasons before that.
Yeah, but three of his goals came against a single team --- The Galaxy in his hat trick on June 14th. I hope they watched more games than that one!
Justin Haak Confirms that his one year contract was because of "MLS Rules." He hopes to sign a longer term contract after this season. @MattDoyle76 #LAGalaxy #MLS— Corner Of The Galaxy (@GalaxyPodcast) January 21, 2026
Klauss was set to be a TAM player this year, so the Galaxy might not necessarily need to have him fill a DP slot. Depends upon how close he was to the line and how much TAM we have. Also worth noting his deal is up at the end of the year so LA could designate Klauss as a DP without locking Riqui Puig out. https://t.co/HkCw5NbxPc— Mike Gray (@MikeGrayAFC) January 21, 2026
So I guess there is media availability today. I wish they would live stream those, but I guess it’s asking too much for soccer in America
IIRC, the DP designation isn't a season long label. I seem to recall, Omar changing to a DP and then back again in his last year with the Galaxy. If that rule still works the same way, the Galaxy could call Klauss a DP for the first half of the season, sign a DP in the summer (at half the cap hit) when Klauss could become a TAM player with only half of the TAM hit and utilize the other half of that TAM for another player.
I was thinking that Klaas Has a similar profile as Ramirez. Maybe I’m wrong but not sure why you need both these guys
Will Kuntz: "Wouldn't Comment" on talks with Joao Klauss.Nascimento is back and training with the club. Finalizing loan deal.Zanka and the club have mutually agreed to part ways. Working on paperwork.#LAGalaxy #MLS— Corner Of The Galaxy (@GalaxyPodcast) January 21, 2026