MLS Moves: LAFC finally completes Andre Horta deal
- by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Mar 27, 2018
Horta has been playing at Braga on loan from Benfica, and Braga has been reluctant to release him before the end of the Portuguese league season. If he stays at Braga, he won't be able to join LAFC until the second U.S. transfer window opens on July 10.
ESPN FC's Jeff Carlisle reported that the transfer fee for Horta is $7 million.
LAFC has won its first two MLS games but has benefited from two weeks off as it gets into gear. Young Canadian Mark-Anthony Kaye has been excellent in the position Horta is expected to play in central midfield.
Horta joins Mexican star Carlos Vela and 20-year-old Uruguayan Diego Rossi as LAFC's three Designated Players. LAFC general manager John Thorrington said Horta's signing was another statement of the type of team it is building.
"It is rare, if not unprecedented," he said, "for a player of his age, pedigree, and options to join MLS, and we know he will make our city and fans proud.”
