The LA Galaxy continue their busy offseason transformation with the transfer of midfielder Juninho to Club Tijuana.

The LA Galaxy are in the middle of a serious roster shakeup, and just two days after announcing the transfer of U.S. national team defender Omar Gonzalez, the Galaxy have sold another major contributor to their recent championship success.

The Galaxy have agreed to sell Brazilian midfielder Juninho to Club Tijuana, the club announced on Thursday. The transfer, believed to be for a fee in the $1.5 million range, is expected to help pave the way for a series of acquisitions by the Galaxy this winter to help upgrade a roster that was in need of a revamp after the team fell short of expectations in 2015.

Initially brought over on loan from Brazilian side Sao Paulo in 2010, Juninho has been a regular starter for the Galaxy and one of the league's best midfielders over the course of the past six seasons. He was a key figure in the Galaxy's three MLS Cup titles during that span (2011,2012, 2014).

Juninho's role diminished in 2015 with the arrival of Steven Gerrard and Giovani Dos Santos. Though he was still a starter, Juninho appeared to struggle to find a good rhythm with the Galaxy's high-profile acquisitions, and when the Galaxy found themselves desperate to generate some transfer revenue to revitalize the roster this winter, Juninho became a prime candidate to be sold.

The sales of Gonzalez and Juninho give the Galaxy some sorely-needed general allocation money to help revamp the roster, while also paving the way for the club to make full use of the $1.8 million in Targeted Allocation Money all MLS teams have received for use over the course of the next two seasons. Sources have told Goal USA that the Galaxy have managed to generate around $2.25 million in transfer fees in its two sales, with the Galaxy securing two-thirds of that sum in general allocation money, which can be used to give the team more salary cap space as well as pay for potential transfer fees for incoming players.

Having already addressed the team's need for a goalkeeper by trading for veteran net minder Dan Kennedy, the Galaxy will now focus their attentions on landing help in central defense, defensive midfield and the fullback position (the Galaxy have been linked to English fullback Ashley Cole). With U.S. national team midfielder Gyasi Zardes expected to sign a new deal, the Galaxy will probably fall out of the running for free agent midfielder/forward Mike Magee.

Still only 26, Juninho should be able to step in and compete for a starting role with Club Tijuana, which is playing under new head coach Miguel Herrera and coming off an awful Apertura campaign that saw the Xolos finish 17th out of 18 teams.