The LA Galaxy has found its man.



The Athletic has learned that Caleb Porter is deep in negotiations to become the next head coach of the club, with an agreement very close on the horizon. The hire would mark a return to the sideline for the former Portland Timbers boss after a year out of a job.



Porter as well as new general manager Dennis te Kloese and Galaxy president Chris Klein were spotted at a Los Angeles Lakers game on Monday night.



One source indicated to The Athletic that Jason Kreis is a candidate to join Porter’s staff as an assistant coach with the Galaxy. A former head coach in MLS who enjoyed strong success at Real Salt Lake, Kreis struggled in subsequent stops at NYCFC and Orlando City. Kreis had been linked as a possible head coaching candidate with the Galaxy over the weekend.



Porter, a former MLS player during the league’s nascent days, rose to national prominence as head coach of the University of Akron, winning...