Brian Rodriguez has officially signed with Club America from LAFC, the MLS club announced on Wednesday.
ESPN MX previously reported that Rodriguez will sign a three-year deal with Club America after the Liga MX team offered to purchase his contract from LAFC for $6 million.
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“Brian has been an important piece of our attack and a huge reason for all of our success since his arrival in 2019,” LAFC president & general manager John Thorrington said in a team release. “He is a player who is capable of special things, and this move will be a great opportunity for him to continue to develop in a competitive environment.”
The 22-year-old Uruguayan winger arrived at LAFC in August of 2019 with big expectations after the MLS side spent around $8 million to secure him from Penarol and make him a young designated player.
Rodriguez, a three-time member of the league’s 22-Under-22 list, helped push his team to the Supporters’ Shield in his first season. In 2021, he had a brief stint on loan with Almeria in Spain’s second division.
He has found his place threatened, though, by the summer arrivals of forwards Gareth Bale and Denis Bouanga.
