In
Stipe Biuk (att) Hajduk Split, Timothy Tillman (mid) Greuther Furth, Aaron Long (def) New York Red Bulls, Sergi Palencia (def) Saint-Etienne, Danny Crisostomo (mid) Las Vegas, Abraham Romero (gk) Las Vegas, Eldin Jakupovic (gk) Everton, Jassem Koleilat (gk) UNH Wildcats, Denil Maldonado (def) FC Motagua, Mohamed Traore (def) Las Vegas, Erik Duenas (def) Las Vegas, Nathan Ordaz (att) Las Vegas, Armando Avila (def) Las Vegas.
Out
Cristian Arango (att) Pachuca, Latif Blessing (mid) New England Revolution, Cristian Tello (att) Al-Fateh, Jhegson Mendez (mid) Sao Paulo, Sebastien Ibeagha (def) Dallas FC, Franco Escobar (def) Houston, Cal Jennings (att) TB Rowdies, Danny Trejo (mid) Phoenix Rising, Tomas Romero (gk) Toronto, Eddie Segura (def), Gareth Bale (att).
Target
Retaining the title is always difficult. LAFC have strengthened in some areas but lost key players in others, which does not make them the clear title favourite, but they certainly have a chance.