That may depend on how well the Galaxy can rebuild a defense that gave up 131 goals over the last two seasons. Te Kloese, who spent much of the last eight years working for the Mexican soccer federation, promised to exploit contacts he and Schelotto have in Latin America. That already appears to be paying off with the team nearing deals with Diego Polenta, a left-footed center back from Uruguay, and 21-year-old Mexican midfielder Uriel Antuna, who is coming on loan from Manchester City.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2019 23:37 UTC