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From Independiente
This article first appeared on Jan. 19 and has since been updated with new information.
After selling Ricardo Pepi for $18 million to FC Augsburg, Major League Soccer side FC Dallas has now re-invested a good portion of that fee. Transfermarkt reported on January 19 that Alan Velasco has joined Dallas from Independiente for $7 million. That deal is now official. Velasco has signed a contract until 2025 with a club option for 2026.
“Alan Velasco is an incredibly special talent,” FC Dallas president Dan Hunt said in a club statement. “You don’t often get a chance to bring a young player that’s at the top of the league. He’s incredibly dynamic, he beats people off the dribble. He’s a great passer and the creative way he approaches the game is special and unique. It will be really exciting to see him in Major League Soccer with his ability and style of play.”
Velasco is an emerging star for Independiente and with a market value of $13.2 million is the fifth most valuable player playing in the Liga Profesional (overview). A speedy winger, Velasco has scored eight goals and ten assists in 69 games for Independiente since breaking into the first team in 2019. The $7 million fee will more than double the $3 million paid for Bryan Acosta in 2019 (overview).
Velasco, Acosta, Gruezo & Co. FC Dallas record transfers
David Texeira | Signed from Groningen in 2014 | Fee $264,000
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Fafà Picault | Signed from Philadelphia Union in 2019 | Fee: $300,000
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Ricardinho | Signed from Athletico Paranaense in 2007 | Loan fee: $523,000
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Juan Carlos Toja | Signed from Independiente Santa Fe in 2007 | Fee: $550,000
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Aníbal Chalá | Signed from CD El Nacional in 2017 | Fee: $682,000
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Thiago Santos | Signed from Palmeiras in 2020 | Fee: $990,000
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Pablo Aránguiz | Signed from Española in 2019 | Fee: $1.18m
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Anton Nedyalkov | Signed from CSKA Sofia in 2018 | Fee: $1.39m
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Carlos Gruezo | Signed from VfB Stuttgart in 2016 | Fee: $1.65m
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Paul Arriola | Traded from D.C. United in 2022 | Fee: $2m GAM
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Bryan Acosta | Signed from CD Tenerife in 2019 | Fee: $3.08m
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Alan Velasco | Signed from Independiente in 2022 | Fee: $7m
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Velasco to Dallas – Only Atlanta’s Josef Martínez is more valuable
The transfer will also bring some significant movement in the internal MLS market value standings. With a market value of $13.2 million, Velasco is now the second most valuable player in the league behind Atlanta United star Josef Martínez (overview). FC Dallas, in the meantime, see their squad value grow from $30.28 million to now $43.48 million—the sixth highest in MLS (overview).
Velasco 2nd! – The 25 most valuable MLS players
Cristian Roldán | Seattle Sounders | Market value: $6.05m
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Gustavo Bou | New England Revolution | Market value: $6.6m
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Karol Swiderski | Charlotte FC | Market value: $6.6m
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Cristian Arango | LAFC | Market value: $6.6m
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Santiago Sosa | Atlanta United | Market value: $6.6m
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Facundo Torres | Orlando City | Market value: $6.6m
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Efraín Álvarez | Los Angeles Galaxy | Market value: $6.6m
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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: $7.15m
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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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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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Adam Buksa | New England Revolution | Market value: $7.7m
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Valentín Castellanos | New York City FC | 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 | Toronto FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Market value: $8.8m
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Marcelino Moreno | Atlanta United | Market value: $8.8m
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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: $13.2m
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Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | Market value: $13.75m
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