Cruzeiro open talks for Gabriel Pec, LA Galaxy standout | OneFootball

Cruzeiro is active in the market in search of reinforcements for the rest of the season and has Los Angeles Galaxy forward Gabriel Pec among its targets for the mid-year transfer window.

The information was first reported by Central da Toca and confirmed by our reporting. Talks are ongoing, and the Minas Gerais club is assessing the conditions needed to make a possible deal for the 25-year-old player viable.

Gabriel Pec currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States, where he has established himself as one of the team’s main attacking players. Since arriving in American soccer, the forward has made 101 appearances, scoring 43 goals and providing 27 assists, numbers that highlight the leading role he has taken on at the club.

His standout season was his debut MLS campaign. In 2024, Pec was directly involved in 40 goals in 41 matches, scoring 21 and providing 19 assists, playing a key role in the run that ended with Los Angeles Galaxy winning the MLS title. In 2025, he maintained his consistency with 11 goals and four assists in 40 matches. In 2026, he has already recorded 11 goals and four assists in just 20 games.

For Vasco’s first team, he played 178 matches between 2020 and 2023, with 26 goals and 13 assists. His best performance came in 2023, when he was directly involved in 19 goals, scoring 14 times and providing five assists in 50 matches.

The search for a pacey attacker capable of playing out wide is part of Cruzeiro’s planning for the next transfer window, a position that has been the target of constant calls for reinforcement. Currently, the players featuring most regularly in that area are forwards Keny Arroyo and Luis Sinisterra, along with youngster Kaique Kenji and midfielder Christian, who has been playing in the role since last year. Wanderson and Marquinhos, who are also options, have had less space in the squad.

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