LOS ANGELES – LA Galaxy general manager Dennis te Kloese and head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto had a little help recruiting Cristian Pavón from midfielder Favio Alvarez.
As the rumors circulated about Pavón joining the Galaxy, the Boca Juniors’ star’s former youth teammate at Club Atlético Talleres took it upon himself to try to bring his old friend to Los Angeles.
“We have a really good relationship. When I found out that he was interested in coming out here, I was bugging him constantly,” he said with a joking laugh. “Because I know what kind of player he is, and how he is as a person, which I think is very important.