TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS:<\/strong> Loan<\/em><\/p>\n The San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> have loaned midfielder Hern\u00e1n L\u00f3pez<\/a> to Argentine top-flight side Argentinos Juniors for the rest of the 2025 season with a purchase option, the club announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The 24-year-old Argentine joined San Jose<\/a> early in the 2024 season as a Designated Player. He arrived from Argentine top-flight side Godoy Cruz for a reported club-record $6 million fee.<\/p>\n With San Jose, L\u00f3pez has nine goals and three assists in 37 matches across all competitions.<\/p>\n “Hern\u00e1n has a bright future, but with our roster set since his return from injury, we\u2019re sending him out on loan to continue his development with the hope that he\u2019ll come back having grown as a player,” said Earthquakes head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Arena joined the Earthquakes ahead of the 2025 campaign and has overhauled their roster, highlighted by acquiring strikers Josef Mart\u00ednez<\/a> and Chicho Arango<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following L\u00f3pez’s exit, Arango and winger Cristian Espinoza<\/a> are San Jose’s remaining DPs.<\/p>\n San Jose are on track for an Audi MLS Cup Playoffs return. Just past the season’s halfway point, they’re sixth in the Western Conference standings with 28 points (7W-7L-7D).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n