The New England Revolution have signed midfielder Latif Blessing in a commerce with Los Angeles FC, the membership introduced Tuesday.
Blessing spent the final 5 seasons with the Black and Gold after initially arriving in MLS with Sporting Kansas Metropolis. The 26-year-old performed 167 video games for LAFC throughout all competitions, scoring 18 targets and aiding one other 18, whereas serving to the membership elevate MLS Cup and Supporters’ Protect titles.
The Revs have paid $400k in Basic Allocation Cash (GAM) for Blessing, who joins former USMNT striker Bobby Wooden as the foremost incomings to Gillette Stadium thus far this winter.
“Latif Blessing will likely be an excellent addition to our crew. He’s a veteran MLS participant with championship caliber expertise,” Revolution sporting director and head coach Bruce Enviornment mentioned in a membership press launch
Regardless of his high quality and expertise, Blessing began to seek out video games more durable to return by in 2022, beginning simply 16 of his 30 MLS appearances. Nonetheless, he was a well-loved determine amongst supporters and will likely be missed by the ‘3252’.
“This was a really tough resolution for us,” LAFC co-president and common supervisor John Thorrington mentioned in an announcement. “Latif Blessing is a participant who will at all times be remembered as an LAFC authentic and somebody who helped construct this membership each on the sector and off.
“His reference to our followers and neighborhood is unmatched. Latif approached the membership requesting a commerce, and we’re glad that we had been capable of finding an answer that helps Latif in a number of methods, together with with a private household state of affairs. This isn’t straightforward, and we wish to thank Latif for all of his contributions to LAFC.”