LAFC’s latest acquisition – a 27-year-old Gabon international in the prime of his career – completes a staggeringly successful transfer window and solidifies the club’s status as MLS Cup favorite. Playing with AS Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1, the top flight of French soccer, newly acquired LAFC forward Denis Bouanga entered his prime over the past three seasons, registering 28 goals and 16 assists in 110 appearances across all competitions. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

Playing with AS Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1, the top flight of French soccer, newly acquired LAFC forward Denis Bouanga entered his prime over the past three seasons, registering 28 goals and 16 assists in 110 appearances across all competitions. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

LOS ANGELES — Just after noon on Friday, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi offered his final goodbyes to the Los Angeles Football Club. With his Tesla parked on the curb in front of the entrance to the LAFC performance center on the campus of Cal State L.A., the 28-year-old forward exchanged hugs with a trio of support staff, including the club’s head of security, Paul Abodaca, who is generally among the first people within the organization to see players come and go.

This past offseason Tajouri-Shradi joined the Black & Gold from New York City in exchange for $400,000 in general allocation money. He heads out the door to the New England Revolution for the same price.

Hampered by injuries since arriving, the forward’s seven appearances in 22 matchdays offered only glimpses of why the LAFC front office acquired him, including an MLS Goal of the Year candidate at Banc of California Stadium against Sporting Kansas City. That potential was enough for New England head coach Bruce Arena to ring the phones of LAFC front office executives John Thorrington and Will Kuntz.