The LA Galaxy will announce the addition of Boca Juniors star winger Cristian Pavón tomorrow morning, league sources tell The Athletic.



Pavón, who played for Argentina at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, will join the Galaxy on a short-term loan from Boca Juniors through the end of the 2019 season. It will be a free loan, sources said, and Pavón’s salary will fall well under the threshold for his cap number to be eligible to be bought down with targeted allocation money, keeping the Galaxy within the MLS roster rules.



The Galaxy will have an option to extend Pavón’s loan for the 2020 season. To do so, they will likely need to have an open designated player slot, though that would be a non-issue if another such spot is added to MLS rosters or if TAM rules are changed after the upcoming collective bargaining negotiations between the league and its players. Pavón’s salary will jump above $1 million next season if the...