By Fredi Roman

Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez had started the MLS season as clear favorites to win the scorer trophy and the MLS Cup, but none of that happened. With the highest salaries in the entire MLS, both Carlos Vela and Chicharito Hernandez generated millionaire losses for their teams if we take into account the salary and goal ratio.
The reality is that the statistics do not lie and it is enough to do a little analysis to know how much it cost LAFC the goals of Vela and how much it cost LA Galaxy those of Chicharito Hernandez. You just have to know how much each one charges per month and then divide it by the number of goals throughout the year of this MLS.
Carlos Vela has only converted 4 goals throughout this season as he was out of matches for a long time due to a severe knee injury. Chicharito Hernandez, on the other hand, only scored 2 goals in the 12 games he played. The numbers of the two Mexicans are horrible but you will be surprised to know how much each goal was worth.
Javier Hernandez earns approximately $ 6 million a year so the account is simple and we can figure out that the LA Galaxy had to pay $ 3 million for each Chicharito goal. Vela is not that far behind Javier Hernandez's numbers as he is believed to earn nearly $ 7 million, so each goal cost LAFC about $ 1.75 million. While it seems like a big loss for the LA Galaxy and LAFC, Chicharito Hernandez and Carlos Vela were successful in selling t-shirts.

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