Thiago Almada will reportedly join Atlanta United in the MLS.
Regarded as not only one of the best attacking young talents but one of the best talents in Argentina, the 20 year old is set to be leaving Velez and joining Atlanta United. Per a tweet by César Luis Merlo, there’s a verbal agreement for him to join the 2018 MLS Cup champions.
🚨Vélez acordó de palabra la venta de la totalidad del pase de Thiago Almada al Atlanta United 🇺🇲.
*️⃣Están cruzando los contratos y, cuando regrese de Tokio, viajará para la revisión médica y firma. #TratoHecho pic.twitter.com/yfGWbcuoRW
Part of the Argentina Olympic team, Almada would be the sixth Argentine player at the club. He would play alongside Olympic team mate Esequiel Barco. The other four Argentine players are Franco Ibarra, Marcelino Moreno, Alan Franco and Santiago Sosa.
Per reports, the transfer fee would be in the region of $15 million for him, on a four year contract.
💣 #Velez y #AtlantaUnited llegaron a un principio de acuerdo por Thiago Almada.
💵La transferencia ronda los U$S15M y #Velez se queda con un % de una futura venta del excedente.
📝Resta limar algunos detalles impositivos. https://t.co/Cz9u0AVYRw pic.twitter.com/4gqNGxtJvT
— Germán García Grova (@GerGarciaGrova) July 28, 2021ncG1vNJzZmilpaOxsK3Lm6CcnZyawLWxjZympmdiZX9ye49wZmtxX6m1qq3GqGSapJ2WsaJ50p6rZqyfYrewtc1mmK2kkaPBonnUp6CtnZRitq95zKWqaA%3D%3D