Bob Bradley spent most of last season, the first for the Los Angeles Football Club, trying to teach his team how to play like Barcelona. So he took it as a compliment last week when the Spanish superclub expressed interest in acquiring one of his best students, captain Carlos Vela.
How serious that interest is and where it will lead might not be known until the transfer window in Spain closes at the end of the month. John Thorrington, LAFC’s general manager and executive vice president of soccer operations, said Saturday that “the club is obviously aware of the conversation going on publicly but we will not disclose details.