Before Will Kuntz was promoted to general manager of the Galaxy last month, he went to meet with Phil Anschutz, the team’s fabulously wealthy owner, to ask for the company credit card.
“My basic message was, I’m not asking you to spend any more year over year than you’ve been spending,” Kuntz said. “I just think we can spend it a bit differently.”
That new philosophy’s first charge was posted Tuesday when the Galaxy finally got the signing of Brazilian winger Gabriel Pec over the line, paying a club-record transfer fee of approximately $10 million with another $1.