Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o is set to become the latest high profile signing in the MLS.
The veteran Cameroon forward will head to the MLS when his contract expires with Chelsea at the end of June next year.
It's expected Eto'o will open pre-contract talks next month with LA Galaxy and DC United emerging as the early frontrunners for his signature.
Eto'o had been heavily linked with the Ryan Nelsen-coached Toronto FC, but it's understood he would prefer a move to the US over Canada.
The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker has fallen behind Fernando Torres and Demba Ba in the Chelsea pecking order, and with the club set to welcome back Romelu Lukaku from his loan spell at Everton next season.
He was signed after the club failed in its attempt to bring Wayne Rooney to club, and was always seen as a stop-gap signing.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has ruled out bringing in any new forwards in the January transfer window despite the poor form of Ba, Torres and Eto'o.
"At the end of the season we will be in better condition to analyse our squad, to analyse the market and, normally, make a couple of changes to improve the team for next season," said Mourinho, "but this season, we are ready to go to the end with the same people."
The club is continuing to monitor Rooney's contract situation at Manchester United, while Monaco's Radamel Falcao is also being watched by the Blues.
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