Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and Cesc Fabregas are on Los Angeles FC's radar as the incoming franchise looks to "attract players with a global reputation."
Speaking to ESPN FC, LAFC president and owner Tom Penn said the club has 10 global stars on its shortlist ahead of the team's inaugural MLS campaign in 2018.
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"Wayne Rooney is an example of the caliber of player we are looking to bring to LAFC," said Penn, an ESPN basketball analyst. "He is one of 10 names we are looking at, but we are a long way from signing anybody up right now.
"We are still 18 months away from our first MLS game, so we will see if players of Rooney's status and reputation are interested. But LAFC is a club with the ambition to match its surroundings, so it is important for us to attract players with a global reputation."
Penn noted that John Thorrington, the club's executive vice president of soccer operations, has been in England "for a number of technical meetings." LAFC is looking to announce a marquee signing next summer, with any incoming player likely to play the subsequent fall on loan.
"For a player of stature, a European star let's say, we would want them to view this as the first day of the rest of their life, not as just the end of their playing career," Penn said. "If they come to America, and establish themselves in that media market, there are many creative ways with our ownership group and investors to help kick-start or boost the afterlife of their career as they transition to the real world later."