Antuna, Polenta near Galaxy spots
The Galaxy confirmed that they are near to a deal to get Mexican winger Uriel Antuna on a loan from Manchester City and are close to signing Uruguayan Diego Polenta, a left-footed center back.
Both deals could be announced before the Galaxy open preseason training camp Monday.
Antuna, 21, a direct winger who can play on either side, moved to Europe from Santos Laguna in 2017. He spent the last 18 months on loan to Dutch side FC Groningen before being returned to Manchester City this month.
Polenta, 26, played for two Uruguayan age-group national teams and was most recently with Nacional, which he helped to two Uruguayan first-division titles. — Kevin Baxter
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