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The LA Galaxy have finally found their new designated player after announcing the signing of Marseille midfielder Romain Alessandrini.

Alessandrini has spent his entire career playing in France, two and half of which were spent with Marseille in Ligue 1. During his time with the club he scored 11 goals and produced nine assists.

His playing time has not been heavy this season, as he has only made a total of eight appearances in all competitions, opening up the door for the Galaxy to swoop in.

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The transfer fee is being reported at $1.75 million for the midfielder. His annually salary will be $2 million per season. Alessandrini will join Giovani dos Santos as the club’s designated players.

Galaxy General Manager Peter Vagenas had this to say about the signing, “He is in the prime of his career and has spent time playing at a top division in Europe. Romain will play a valuable role in our team’s success this season and we look forward to him joining our roster ahead of the 2017 campaign.”

Who is Alessandrini?

The 27-year-old began his career back in 2008 when he signed on with Gueugnon–a third division side at the time–and played there for two seasons. He netted six goals in 33 appearances with Gueugnon.

His next club was Clermont Foot, who are a Ligue 2 side. Alessandrini had an impressive 22 goals in 68 appearances for the club.

Rennes was the first Ligue 1 side the midfielder found himself with as he made 54 appearances and scored 16 goals. In 2013, he was called up to the French national team, but an injury prevented him from making his international debut.

In 2014, he returned to Marseille for a transfer fee of €5 million. Marseille was a familiar place as Alessandrini spent six years in the club’s youth academy and is also his hometown.

Check out some of the top goals Alessandrini has scored during his time in France.

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