More About Orlando Orlando's Phil Rawlins reflects on pursuit of Mexican star Javier Hernandez | MLSsoccer.com And they very nearly landed Mexican star Javier Chicharito Hernandez last year to go along with Brazilian great Kaka , Orlando president Phil Rawlins confirmed Friday night during UniMas pregame show ahead of the Lions home match against the Chicago Fire. We made a very concerted effort to bring him here, Rawlins said on Univision's 'La Barra MLS' pregame show ahead of Friday's game against Chicago. We were very serious in our discussions with him, we went a long way down the roads with him, and unfortunately we couldnt get to an agreement with him. Instead, despite confirming this winter that he considered a move to MLS, Hernandez signed last summer with German club Bayer Leverkusen. Its worked out well for the forward, with 23 goals in 33 appearances this season. Hes having a great season, Rawlins said. Id love to have seen him do that in purple for us. Rawlins, however, did

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