Dejan Joveljiu0107 admits he didn’t know much about MLS when the Galaxy asked him to come here and play. But he knew some people who did.
So the Serbian striker reached out to Marko Mitrovic, his former coach in the Red Star Belgrade youth system who spent three years as an assistant with the Chicago Fire, and to fellow Serb Ranko Veselinoviu0107, who plays with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Their reviews apparently were good enough for Joveljiu0107, who agreed to a 4½-year contract with the Galaxy. He could make his MLS debut as early as next week.
“I had several offers.