The midfielder and East L.A. native, who never seemed to reach his full potential with the Galaxy, signed a Homegrown contract in 2018
Efrain Alvarez was once dubbed the “best talent in Major League Soccer” by then-teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“It sort of picked up maybe two and a half, three weeks ago,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said of the interest between Tijuana and the Galaxy. “Club expressed interest. Also from Efra’s side, agent started to look at potential options for him. The Galaxy will reportedly get $2.2 million for the move. Alvarez’s contract was up after this season. The club had a one-year option that was set to increase his salary.
“This season is going to be winding down over the next few months and then it’s also what are contracts going to look like beyond this year. What are your options as a club because we’re always managing salary cap,” Vanney said. “And Efra is no longer just a Homegrown in our salary cap, he’s a much bigger player inside of that. So you have take all things into consideration, both from our perspective but also hoping that a player like this can find his highest level and highest value.
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