LAFC are braced for defeat in their bid to tempt Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the MLS.
Aubameyang's shock omission from Chelsea's Champions League squad last week has cast doubt over his future at the club.
And LAFC, among the US sides to express interest, had held talks with Chelsea over a move for the 33 year-old who has 18 months left on his Stamford Bridge contract.
However Sportsmail understands LAFC fear they will be unable to convince Aubameyang to make what could only be a short-term loan move to the States, having only returned to England from Barcelona last summer.