Preseason On November 27, 2024, LAFC announced they were exercising contract options to retain five players while declining options for six players including
Carlos Vela,
Kei Kamara, and
Marlon. They also reported
Aaron Long,
Jesús Murillo,
Ilie Sánchez, and
Erik Dueñas were out of contract while the loan terms for
Eduard Atuesta and
Lewis O'Brien expired at the end of the year. LAFC also transferred
Bajung Darboe to
Bundesliga club
FC Bayern Munich and traded
Tomás Ángel to
San Diego FC along with LAFC's second-round pick in the
2025 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for $200,000 in
general allocation money. On December 10, 2024, LAFC signed
Jude Terry from their youth academy to a
homegrown contract. They also signed
Jeremy Ebobisse as a free agent on December 23, 2024, and selected
Alec Hughes as the 22nd pick of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft. On January 5, 2025, LAFC announced
Omar Campos had transferred to
Liga MX club
Cruz Azul. The next day, LAFC announced they had acquired two 2025 international roster slots from
Nashville SC in exchange for $350,000 in general allocation money. LAFC made a number of player acquisitions in January. They acquired
Odin Thiago Holm on loan from
Scottish Premier League club
Celtic FC for the 2025 season and
Igor Jesus from
Primeira Liga club
Estrela da Amadora as an U22 Initiative signing. They will then participate in the 2025
Coachella Valley Invitational at the
Empire Polo Club by playing a preseason match against the
Chicago Fire FC on February 5 before heading back to BMO Stadium for a friendly against Liga MX's
Club América on February 11. On February 18, LAFC will travel to Colorado to play the
Colorado Rapids in the first round of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup; the second leg of the first round will be played in Los Angeles on February 25. LAFC's regular season will begin with a home match against
Minnesota United FC on February 22. While LAFC will participate in the
2025 Leagues Cup which runs from July 29 to August 31, LAFC will not compete in the
2025 U.S. Open Cup with
MLS Next Pro team
Los Angeles FC 2 taking their place. == Squad ==