A Galaxy spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the team is nearing a deal that would make Dennis Te Kloese the team’s chief of soccer operations. The team has been talking with Te Kloese, a former Chivas USA executive and currently the director of national teams for the Mexican soccer federation, for weeks.
Sources close to the Galaxy said the team first offered the job to Te Kloese three weeks ago when it fired Pete Vagenas as its vice president of soccer operations. But Te Kloese demurred, telling The Times last week he “first [had] to get my head around some things at the FMF.