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‘Pay him what he wants!’ - Why Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano can be another Carlos Vela-type hit for MLS as Mexico star is linked with 2025 expansion franchise San Diego FC

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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Lozano is one of those seeing a move to the United States speculated on, with the 29-year-old having spent the last seven years in Europe with PSV and Napoli. He previously starred in his homeland for Pachuca and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/hirving-chucky-lozano-in-talks-mls-expansion-side-san-diego-fc-psv/bltc1d6c26ca88c921c" target="_blank">could be returning to the Americas</a> after enjoying a second stint in Eindhoven.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Former USMNT star Alexi Lalas, who spent much of his playing career in MLS, has told the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/messi-inter-miami-reign-mls-usa-mexico-eye-2031-womens/id884363122?i=1000654244877 " target="_blank"><em>State of the Union</em></a> podcast why a deal for Lozano makes sense for all concerned. He said: “There was this back and forth of what [Christian] Pulisic is going to be and what Chucky is going to be – the pendulum and the compare and contrast. That’s Chucky individually and how it relates to his progress, or lack of progress – or lack of fulfilling whatever that destiny was. As it relates to San Diego, I think this is a no-brainer. You pay him what he wants and you hope that you catch that lightening in a bottle that LAFC did with Carlos Vela. I know that they are different types of player but he is still talented, he is still going to sell tickets, he is still a ‘name’ for a San Diego team that we know is going to try and attract the Mexican-American audience. What Chucky Lozano represents, I think it’s smart business for San Diego, it’s smart business for MLS and it might be perfect timing for him to come back in this type of capacity.”</p>

WHAT LALAS SAID

<p>Mexican frontman Vela also spent plenty of time in Europe, with the likes of Arsenal and Real Sociedad, before heading to the States in 2018. He <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mls-carlos-vela-lafc-san-jose-earthquakes/blt7878c5d1f65b5b4a" target="_blank">hit 93 goals for LAFC across six seasons, becoming the club’s all-time leading scorer</a> and helping them to MLS Cup glory in 2022, with the potential there for Lozano to tread a similar path.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

‘Pay him what he wants!’ - Why Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano can be another Carlos Vela-type hit for MLS as Mexico star is linked with 2025 expansion franchise San Diego FC | Goal.com Ghana

Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano is being backed to be another Carlos Vela-type hit for MLS as the Mexico international is linked with San Diego FC.