Cristian Arango to LAFC? – Bradley confirms interest in Millonarios forward

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Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC are in the final stages of signing Colombian striker Cristian Arango from Colombian side Millonarios FC. Colombian journalist Diego Rueda and Caracol Radio reported that the deal was in the final stages and that the transfer could be made official in the next few hours. Sources have pointed out that Arango has already applied for a US visa. 

This article originally appeared on Jul. 20 and has been updated. 

Arango was signed by Benfica in 2017 but has never played for the club after being loaned out to multiple clubs. Officially, he is now on loan at Millonarios but the ownership model appears to be complex. According to some media reports, LAFC are expected to pay in the region of $2.5 million for the player.

Update Jul. 20: LAFC head coach Bob Bradley has confirmed that the club is keeping a close eye on the forward. “A player we know really well,” Bradley said during the club’s media availability on Tuesday (cited via Yahoo Sports journalist Andy Deossa) “We’ll see how that goes. I don’t have a timetable. We’ll see how the rest of the details are put together.”

Although officially on loan, Millonarios have an option to make the deal from Benfica permanent. According to Transfermarkt.co, the Colombian club own 40% of the player’s rights, Benfica will receive 50% and 10% will go to Arango’s academy club Envigado. The entire package will make Arango one of the ten most expensive signings in LAFC’s club history. 

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Moon-hwan Kim | Signed from Busan IPark in 2021 | Fee: $600,000

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Lee Nguyen | Signed from New England Revolution in 2018 | Fee: $700,000

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Christian Ramirez | Signed from Minnesota United 2018 | Fee: $1m

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Eduard Atuesta | Signed from Independiente Medellín in 2019 | Fee: $1m

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Francisco Ginella | Signed from Wanderers in 2020 | Fee: $2.5m

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Diego Rossi | Signed from Peñarol in 2018 | Fee: $2.75m

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José Cifuentes | Signed from Universidad Católica in 2020 | Fee: $3m

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Carlos Vela | Signed from Real Sociedad in 2018 | Fee: $5.5m

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André Horta | Signed from Benfica in 2019 | Fee: $6.27m

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Brian Rodríguez | Signed from Peñarol in 2019 | Fee: $11.5m

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