The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) recently announced the loan of the talented Croatian winger, Stipe Biuk, to Real Valladolid in the second division of Spain until June 2024, offering the 21-year-old player valuable European competitive experience.
The club, which had the shortest offseason in its history, opened training camp this week with just 16 players under contract but GM John Thorrington says he’s working on filling the 14 vacant roster spots and remains in talks with Vela.
Real Valladolid is currently engaged in intense negotiations to secure the Croatian winger, Stipe Biuk, currently on the roster of the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC).
It was certainly a busy 2023 for LAFC.Coming off winning its second Supporters Shield and its first MLS Cup title. The success accumulated by the franchise in 2022 meant that LAFC would be competing for more trophies in 2023. In addition to defending both its Supporters Shield and MLS Cup titles
Read all of our 2023 offseason guides for each MLS team as they are eliminated from the postseason here.
LAFC’s 2023 season brought a lot of success, and a lot of heartbreak: Three finals and no trophies.
After falling in MLS Cup 2-1 to the Columbus Crew, LAFC is at a crossroads again. Two legends are out of contract, one of which already announced his retirement, plus another few key starters out of contract and staring at free agency.
There’s flexibility, too, with contracts expiring and perhaps two designated player spots open.
LAFC transitioned from winning MLS Cup in 2022 to get right.