Is Carlos Vela signing for San Jose Earthquakes?

As MLS 2024 gets going, the story of Carlos Vela’s future continues to rumble on. Where will the Mexican end up?

Diego GorostietaDiegsGorostietaUpdate: Mar 1st, 2024 10:34 EST0

Armando ArorizoEFE

The future of Mexican forward Carlos Vela is still up in the air. Although the legendary LAFC player is in talks to try to reach an agreement and stay with the ‘Black & Gold’, there is still nothing sealed.

As previously mentioned, the LAFC board and Vela are doing their part to reach the long-awaited conclusion between the club and player. The fans are on tenterhooks, as they of course want to continue to see Vela wearing the club colours and the captain’s armband that has characterised him for so long as the leader of the team and one of the stars in MLS.

🇺🇸🚨 ¡CARLOS VELA AL SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES! El mexicano no llegará a su país, se quedará en la MLS… ¡pero no en LAFC! 😱👀 Info de @FerCevallosF#LUP pic.twitter.com/IsAsRuZGKa

— FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) March 1, 2024

Reports claim Vela to San Jose Earthquakes will be announced soon

However, if the expected agreement is not reached, Vela will have to consider the offers he has on the table from other MLS clubs. There are even direct rivals in the Western Conference going up against LAFC for his signature: the Mexican was the first signing of the 2022 MLS Cup champions and as such feels a strong connection to the team.

In Mexico, Fox Sports journalist Fernando Cevallos revealed that Carlos Vela’s return to Mexican soccer is all but ruled out, leaving his future in the hands of MLS, a league in which he can still sign with any team as he remains a free agent.

Fernando Cevallos then revealed on Fox Sports’ La Última Palabra, that confirmation of the Mexican striker’s arrival at San Jose Earthquakes could be announced on Friday 1 March.

Top 5 top scorers during an MLS season:

Carlos Vela (LAFC, 2019) – 34 goalsJosef Martínez (Atlanta United, 2018) – 31 goalsRoy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny, 1996) – 27 goalsChris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes, 2012) – 27 goalsBradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls, 2014) – 27 goals

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The Mexican made his name in LaLiga with Real Sociedad.Rodriguez Yu Kevin Fernando