LA Galaxy makes Antuna first new international signing under te Kloese

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Jan 30, 2019

The LA Galaxy made its first new international signing since Dennis te Kloese took over as general manager with the acquisition of 21-year-old Mexican Uriel Antuna on a year-long loan from England’s Manchester City.

Antuna played the last two seasons on loan in the Eredivisie to FC Groningen, where he made 20 appearanaces.
 
“Uriel is a talented, young and dynamic midfielder who we think can add to our attack,” said te Kloese. “He has experience playing in for clubs in Mexico, England and the Netherlands and will only continue to develop and improve as a player. We are excited to add him to our roster and believe he can offer something positive to our team.”
 
Antuna, 21, made his Liga MX debut for Santos, playing one game in 2017 before signing with Manchester City. He played for Mexico at the 2017 U-20 World Cup.

LA Galaxy
2019 Roster (24 players):
Goalkeepers (3): David Bingham, Matt Lampson (Minnesota United), Justin Vom Steeg.
Defenders (6): Hugo Arellano, Rolf Feltscher, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Dave Romney, Jorgen Skjelvik, Daniel Steres.
Midfielders (11): Romain Alessandrini, Uriel Antuna (Man. City/ENG, on loan), Emmanuel Boateng, Servando Carrasco, Jonathan dos Santos, Bradford Jamieson IV, Juninho (Tijuana/MEX), Perry Kitchen, Sebastian Lletget, Joao Pedro, Chris Pontius.
Forwards (4): Efrain Alvarez, Giovani dos Santos, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ola Kamara.