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Two other transfer market updates: LA have acquired Japan international and three-time J1 League Best XI right back Miki Yamane. And they’ve added goalkeeper John McCarthy in free agency after he played at El Tráfico rival LAFC.

As those pieces come together, LA hope to improve upon last year’s 13th-place Western Conference finish. The goals will come, but will the defense (especially with homegrown center back Jalen Neal out injured) hold up? That answer could define the latest chapter of their Greg Vanney era.