Former FC Barcelona player, Cristian Tello is officially a new LAFC signing
Cristian Tello is officially a new LAFC footballer.
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The Spanish soccer player who has played for FC Barcelona and Real Betis, Cristian Tello is officially the new LAFC signing. Tello arrives in MLS with 31 years after finishing the contract last 30 June with the Verdiblanco team. The Barcelona youth squad joins a constellation of important players led by the Mexican Carlos Vela, the Welshman Gareth Bale , the Italian Giorgio Chiellini and other important elements that the staff led by Steve Cherundolo has.
With the arrival of Tello at LAFC, the team can say that it has among its ranks a former Real Madrid like Gareth Bale and now a former FC Barcelona in Cristian Tello
. In the same way, he joins Riqui Puig as the second youth squad from La Masía to play in Los Angeles, the first having just signed for the LA Galaxy.
Cristian Tello’s numbers
Cristian Tello arrives in the MLS with interesting numbers during his time in Europe where, in addition to Betis and FC Barcelona also wore the colors of Porto and Fiorentina. In total Tello played 172 official matches in all the competitions in which he scored 24 goals and distributed 20 assistance for your personal account.
Tello is expected to bring imbalance to LAFC which until today is the best team in MLS and is in first position in the Western Conference with a total of 57 points, nine more than Austin FC which is second with 48.
The arrival of Cristian Tello at LAFC
It is important to note that Cristian Tello arrived at LAFC after five years wearing the colors of Betis
and rejecting offers from various teams in La Liga and other European competitions. At his 31 years the best path and the best offer were for him in the MLS and he is already uniformed with LAFC and ready to take on what will be his new challenge.
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