Carlos Vela left a mark on Los Angeles FC and Major League Soccer. The former Mexican national team soccer player left very good records in American soccer. Currently the “Bomber” is a free agent. The Aztec was in the Cruz Azul radar and this was confirmed by its sports director.
La Maquina was one of the Liga MX teams that was best reinforced. All your economic effort is compensated in the Clausura 2024. Cruz Azul is among the top four in Mexican soccer.
Gabriel Fernández was an investment of more than $8 million dollars. However, the “Bull” suffered a serious injury that led to him undergoing surgery on his right knee. In this sense, Iván Alonso recognized that the club was looking for an alternative in attack.
“We suffered a very important loss, which was that of Gabriel Fernández, an attacking player who was extremely important.“said the Cruz Azul sports director for the Los Angeles Times.
Was Carlos Vela on the radar?
Taking into account the large economic investment that La Maquina had made, The club’s board hoped to make a hire that would not require a lot of money.. A free agent player like Carlos Vela was a possibility and Iván Alonzo recognized it.
“We were evaluating different types of possibilities, quite restricted because it involved players who were free. Yes, it could have been on the radar (Carlos Vela)but in the end we decided that with the squad we had we wanted to go to the end of the tournament and In the summer with many possibilities and with open cards, we had much more possibilities of reinforcing Cruz Azul“he explained.
Finally Carlos Vela has not found a new club to defend. He has already started Major League Soccer and the absence of the “Bomber” is felt on the fields. The former Mexican national team player is 35 years old.
Carlos Vela played 188 games with Los Angeles FC. The Mexican scorer accumulated 93 goals during that number of games and distributed 54 assists. The Aztec played almost 14,009 minutes with the Los Angeles team. With the tournaments started, Carlos Vela’s future remains unknown.
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