LA Galaxy depth chart as of 1/23/2018

Goalkeeper

1. Need a serious #1 keeper - Deal maybe for Bingham? (12/15/17) Official 1/10/18
2. Need a #2 keeper with at least some experience - Brian Sylvestre (1/12/2018)
3. Pick up a youngster with potential?

Defense

1. Ashley Cole - expiring contract but should try to extend - Cole is back (1/4/18)
2. Jurgen Skjelvik is official - he can play left-back and center-back
3. Michael Ciani - rumors he might be on the way out but large contract might be hard to move
4. Need an actual right-back! Rolf Feltscher signed (12/19/17) 
5. Daniel Steres
6. Dave Romney
7. additional defender for squad rotation and backup? Emrah Klimenta 
8. Hugo Arellano
9. Tomas Hlliard-Arace via draft 1/21/2018
10. Nate Shultz via draft 1/21/2018

Midfield

1. Romain Alessandrini
2. Jonathan dos Santos 
3. Sebastian Lletget
4. Perry Kitchen - defensive mid-fielder 1/9/2018
5. Chris Pontius - I don't think anyone saw that one coming! 1/22/2018
6. Emmanuel Boateng
7. Joao Pedro
8. Baggio Husidic - expiring contract but should try to extend - Baggio is back (1/4/18)
9. Servando Carrasco - not exactly young but I guess he adds some depth to the club as he has got MLS games and minutes under his belt (12/21/17)
10. Drew Skundrich via draft 1/21/2018

Forward

1. Giovani dos Santos
2. Need a ready for prime time forward who can start - Rodrigo Aguirre rumors; Ola Kamara rumors turn out to be correct! 1/20/2018
3. Bradford Jamieson - a developmental project with good potential
4. Ariel Lassiter - a developmental project with good potential

Gyasi Zardes - lots of talk of moving him out but no live rumors of where - he moves to Columbus

There are probably four other spots that need filling. The roster will have more than 24 players but players 24 and beyond probably aren't going to get many minutes. 

On the top of the list is a prime time forward who can start. I would say the LA Galaxy off-season has been productive with a lot of solid moves but this is a key piece for them to start out of the gate strong.

Next would be a back-up goal keeper.

Ciani and Cole are older players so having an additional defender for squad rotation would be helpful. Finally, a number three goal keeper for developmental purposes is always nice to have.

Spots 25 and beyond will all be youngsters for future development.

4-2-3-1 formation?
4: Cole, Skjelvik, Ciani, Feltscher
2: Kitchen, JDS
3: Lletget, GDS, Alessandrini
1: ??? Kamara!!