The LA Galaxy didn’t simply make a signing — they made a press release on Tuesday.
The sleeping giants of Main League Soccer acquired Brazilian ahead João Klauss from St. Louis CITY SC in a $2.375 million cash-for-player deal, that provides the five-time MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy a vital Designated Participant that was vacant after Riqui Puig was positioned on the season-ending harm listing earlier this month.
Klauss had 27 targets in 85 matches, double-digit seasons in 2023 and 2025. MLS through Getty Photos
The Galaxy completed second-to-last within the Western Convention in 2025, and with Puig out, they don’t need toil on the backside of the desk for one more season. At 28 years previous, Klauss arrives as a weapon that may’t be unleashed upon opponents instantly.
A striker solid by means of Bundesliga soccer with Hoffenheim, hardened in Austria with LASK, sharpened in Belgium with Normal Liège, and baptized in MLS strain with St. Louis CITY. His resume carries European nights, UEFA Europa League expertise, and continental battles within the Concacaf Champions Cup — the type of footballing scar tissue that doesn’t present up on stat sheets however wins video games in April and trophies in November.
The deal provides the five-time MLS Cup champs a vital Designated Participant that was vacant after Riqui Puig was positioned on the season-ending harm listing this month. ISI Pictures through Getty Photos
Klauss had 27 targets in 85 matches, double-digit seasons in 2023 and 2025, and that unforgettable hat trick in opposition to LA final June. Now he joins Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil, forming a frontline that doesn’t ask questions — it applies strain.
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“Fierce competitor,” stated Galaxy basic supervisor Will Kuntz, and the phrases match. Klauss had 27 targets in 85 matches, double-digit seasons in 2023 and 2025. His arrival kinds a harmful trident with Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil, injecting chunk, steadiness, and goal into Los Angeles’ frontline because the membership reloads for the season forward.