The Galaxy finalized two moves they hope will shore up a porous defense, acquiring left back Jorge Villafaña in a trade with the Portland Timbers and signing goalkeeper Jonathan Bond on a free transfer from West Bromwich Albion of the English Premier League.
The Villafaña trade was announced Tuesday, while the acquisition of Bond is expected to be confirmed Wednesday. The deals are the first since Greg Vanney took over as manager last week.
“One of the most important things for me is that we build more stability on the defending side,” said Vanney, who has been tasked with rebuilding a defense that gave up 236 goals the last four seasons.