Gregg Berhalter

Berhalter was the darling of MLS a year ago, leading the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup final in his first year as the club's boss. But things went downhill this season in a big way as the Crew missed the playoffs. Still, he has some appeal.

First of all, he has ties to Arena and the Galaxy, playing for the former LA boss on the national team and in MLS. He also has ties to ownership, managing Hammarby, a Norwegian club that AEG also owns. Berhalter is also someone who could work very well in a larger organization where powers are split up, especially one that values analytics and outside opinion. That appears to be the direction the Galaxy are going.