LAFC is sending key forward Cristian Arango to Liga MX’s Pachuca
LA TimesLAFC shed another key part of its MLS-winning team Tuesday when it sent Colombian striker Cristian Arango to Pachuca of Mexico’s Liga MX on a transfer, while a deal that would have sent Galaxy defender Julián Araujo to Barcelona apparently unraveled at the last minute. Arango scored 16 times last year during the regular season, helping LAFC to its second Supporters’ Shield, then twice more in the playoffs as LAFC won its first MLS Cup. Since beating the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks in last November’s MLS Cup final, LAFC has bid farewell to midfielder Latif Blessing, a member of the club’s original roster in 2018, and winger Gareth Bale, whose goal deep in extra time tied the score and set up the penalty-kick shootout. The team also saw Ecuadoran World Cup midfielder Sebastián Méndez leave for Sao Paulo in Brazil, forward Cristian Tello sign with Al Fateh in Saudi Arabia and defender Sebastien Ibeagha, who played the entire 120-plus minutes in the MLS Cup final, jump to FC Dallas as a free agent.
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