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Columbus Crew set to break transfer record for Liga MX playmaker

Lucas Zelarayan Tigres UANL Columbus Crew

Tigres’ Lucas Zelarayan celebrates after scoring against Morelia during a Mexican Clausura 2019 tournament football match at the Universitario stadium in Monterrey, Mexico, on April 20, 2019. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Another Liga MX star is set to join Major League Soccer, according to reports.

Lucas Zelarayan, 27, could join Columbus Crew on a transfer record deal in the next few days, giving Caleb Porter a new playmaking midfielder.

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Patrick Murphy of Massive Report says the deal will hit $8 million.

The Argentine has been with Tigres since 2015, recording 23 goals with 14 assists in 139 matches. He was the 19th ranked performer in the league this season, according to SofaScore.

Zelarayan would join Vancouver’s Lucas Cavallini, who moved from Puebla, and Sporting KC’s acquisition of Alan Pulido from Chivas as club record purchases.

Columbus general manager Tim Bezbatchenko previously added midfielder Darlington Nagbe and defenders Vito Wormgoor and Axel Sjoberg this offseason in a bid to help Porter turns the Crew into a playoff side.