Raveloson to Auxerre
The Los Angeles Galaxy have signed midfielder Riqui Puig from Barcelona. Both clubs confirmed the deal on Thursday. The 22-year-old former wunderkind has signed a contract until the end of the 2025 Major League Soccer season. Barcelona will only receive a nominal fee but will have a buyback clause of around €10 million and will receive 50% of any future transfer. With a market value of $7.7 million, Puig becomes the most valuable player in the Galaxy’s squad and one of the most valuable players in MLS (overview).
“We are pleased to welcome Riqui to the LA Galaxy,” LA Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney said in a club statement. “Riqui is a very technical and well-educated player with incredible experiences for his age. He will fit seamlessly into our group and style of play.” Added technical director Jovan Kirovski: “Riqui is a very talented player with a unique profile that brings something different to our squad.”
Puig was once considered one of the brightest talents coming out of Barça’s famous La Masia Academy. In 2020/21, the central midfielder broke into the first team and managed 14 appearances, and also featured in the Europa League. More games followed in 2021/22 but 474 minutes over 15 LaLiga games (one goal) were not satisfying for the talented no.6. With Barcelona restructuring their squad, Puig has looked for a way out and was given an escape route via Los Angeles.
Insigne, Thiago Almada, Martínez & Co. – The 25 most valuable MLS players
Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps | Market value: $7.15m
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José Cifuentes | Los Angeles FC | Market value: $7.15m
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Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire | Market value: $7.7m
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Carles Gil | New England Revolution | Market value: $7.7m
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Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Riqui Puig | Los Angeles Galaxy | Market value: $7.7m
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Brenner | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $7.7m
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Talles Magno | New York City FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.25m
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Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders | Market value; $8.8m
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Alan Pulido | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.8m
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Alejandro Pozuelo | Inter Miami CF | Market value: $8.8m
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Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Market value: $8.8m
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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: $8.8m
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Marcelino Moreno | Atlanta United | Market value: $8.8m
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Jefferson Savarino | Real Salt Lake | Market value: $8.8m
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Cucho Hernández | Columbus Crew | Market value: $9.9m
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Federico Bernardeschi | Toronto FC | Market value: 11m
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Luiz Araujo | Atlanta United | Market value: $11m
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Emmanuel Reynoso | Minnesota United | Market value: $11m
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Alan Velasco | FC Dallas | Market value: $11m
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Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | Market value: $13.75m
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Thiago Almada | Atlanta United | Market value: $19.8m
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Lorenzo Insigne | Toronto FC | Market value: $27.5m
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LA Galaxy sell Raveloson to Auxerre
The Galaxy, in turn, made room earlier on Thursday for Puig by selling Rayan Raveloson to Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre. According to The Athletic writer Paul Tenorio, the Galaxy received €1.75 million from the French club.
Chicharito, dos Santos, Cabral & Co. LA Galaxy record transfers
Giancarlo González | Signed from Bologna FC in 2019 | Fee: $1.02m
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Landon Donovan | Signed from Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2005 | Fee: $1.1m
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João Pedro | Signed from Vitória Guimarães in 2017 | Fee: $1.6m
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Romain Alessandrini | Signed from Olympique Marseille in 2017 | Fee: $1.75m
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Cristian Pavón | Signed from Boca Juniors in 2020 | Fee: $2m
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Dejan Joveljić | Signed from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2021 | Fee: $3.85m
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Robbie Keane | Signed from Tottenham Hotspur in 2012 | Fee: $4.13m
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Jonathan dos Santos | Signed from Villarreal CF in 2018 | Fee: $5.5m
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Kévin Cabral | Signed from Valenciennes FC in 2021 | Fee: $5.9m
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Cincinnati received $250,000 in GAM for his discovery rights.
Giovani dos Santos | Signed from Villarreal CF in 2016 | Fee: $7m
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Chicharito | Signed from Sevilla FC in 2020 | Fee: $9.4m
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