By Abraham Nudelstejer
Editor
Alan Velasco, the Argentine striker who represented at some point the greatest movement in the history of FC Dallas, returned to his country to register in Boca Juniors, FC Dallas announced Thursday.
FC Dallas did not reveal the prices won for the Velasco movement. However, the club said its movement is bigger in the history of FC Dallas.
Velasco joined MLS in 2022 at 19 years old from Club Atlético Independiente of Argentina. Velasco joined FCD on a record four-year, $7 million deal, which was later eclipsed by the signing of Croatian striker Petar Musa last year.
Velasco appeared in 62 games with FC Dallas (55 as a starter), recording 12 goals and 13 assists.
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Velasco suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his left knee during FC Dallas’ MLS Cup Playoffs first round match against the Seattle Sounders in 2023. The injury caused Velasco to miss 32 games.
After surgery and recovery of 295 days, Velasco returned in the 2024 season, but played in 8 games.
According to Transfermarkt, the existing price of Velasco in the foreign market is $ 4. 1 million. Transfermarkt had to the extreme that left Argentinian as the 59th MLS player.
The 2024 Crusade would have been a season that saw Velasco spend most of his time recovering from a knee injury, however, that did not save the FCD to sign the attacker a player of extension of the contract designated 4 years In December.
Velasco is the moment when the high-impact player to leave FC Dallas in the days.
On Wednesday, Jesús Ferreira, the scoring moment in the history of FC Dallas, exchanged Seattle’s sounds.
The absences of Velasco and Ferreira leave Eric Quill, who begins his first season as FC Dallas’ leading leader, with a difficult puzzle to solve.
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