Overview
- Both clubs confirmed the trade, which also sends the homegrown priority rights to 17-year-old forward Jamir Johnson to the Galaxy.
- The Galaxy will pay $500,000 in GAM in 2025 and $600,000 in 2027, with up to $1.1 million more tied to performance conditions.
- Philadelphia retains a future trade and sell-on percentage if Los Angeles later moves Johnson.
- Glesnes, 31, departs after 224 appearances for the Union, a 2022 MLS Defender of the Year award, and a third All-Star nod in 2025, with LA expecting him for January 2026 preparations.
- Union coach Bradley Carnell highlighted the financial flexibility to strengthen the roster, while Galaxy GM Will Kuntz called Glesnes one of MLS’s top center backs; local reports link Colombian defender Geiner Martinez as a possible replacement, which has not been announced.