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LA Galaxy boss Arena unsure of Re-Entry Draft

Bruce Arena admits he still does not know if the LA Galaxy will be involved in Wednesday's second phase of the MLS Re-Entry Draft. Last week's first stage of the second-chance draft provided little happenings and ahead of the subsequent phase, Arena was undecided if the Galaxy would nick in for a player or two to add to their roster.

"I don't know if we'll be involved or not because we're down at the end [of the picking order]," Arena told MLSsoccer.com.

"It depends - if there's a player available we might have an interest in, we could possibly take him."

And the former USA national team coach admits the Re-Entry Draft is still a bit vague to most people.

"The Re-Entry Draft was a mystery to everybody," Arena added. "I don't think too many people expected anyone to be taken, to be honest."

"(Dema) Kovalenko is still available in the second phase, but (Jovan) Kirovski has opted out of the Re-Entry Draft and is negotiating with LA. Before trying to figure out what players could wind up where, teams are still trying to wrap their minds around it.

"That's one of the things that came out with collective bargaining and everyone's still trying to sort out and try to figure out what it means and what kind of value it has.

"At this point, I don't think anyone's real clear about it."

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