The Galaxy finally got their man, acquiring Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil on a transfer from Genk of the Belgian Pro League on Wednesday, then signing him to a four-year designated-player contract.
Financial terms of the deal were not released but the transfer fee was about $9 million, the team confirmed. The acquisition comes just three weeks after the Galaxy landed Brazilian winger Gabriel Pec from Vasco da Gama on a club-record $10-million transfer, signing him to a five-year designated-player deal.
The two deals, combined with the reported $1.73-million transfer deal for Japanese outside back Miki Yamane and the signing of free-agent goalkeeper John McCarthy, make this offseason, the first under new general manager Will Kuntz, among the most consequential in the team’s recent history.