Announced as close to Olympique de Marseille, Thiago Almada will engage very quickly with the North American club Atlanta United.
Argentina having been eliminated from the Olympic Games in Tokyo, following its defeat this Wednesday against Spain, the Thiago Almada case suddenly accelerated. While the Argentinian player being announced as close to Olympique de Marseille, an agreement between Pablo Longoria and Almada having even been mentioned by RMC, it was Atlanta United who finally won the bet. According to César Luis Merlo, journalist for Tyc Sports and SuperDeportivo, Argentinian club Vélez has accepted the transfer of his attacking midfielder, and on his return from Japan, the 20-year-old will undergo his medical examination and sign with the club engaged in Major. League Soccer. Information that Fabrizio Romano has confirmed, the Italian journalist specifying that the formalization of this transfer of Thiago Almada is now imminent.
Earlier this week, he told himself that the midfielder had refused to join Atlanta, preferring to sign for Olympique de Marseille. But obviously, this rumor was unfounded, since on the side of the Argentine media it is claimed that Thiago Almada had accepted the contractual conditions proposed by the MLS club. For this transfer, an amount around 20 million euros is mentioned, Vélez having sold all the rights to his player. Pablo Longoria may be clever, in this case he was not successful, the Argentinian leaders having clearly preferred a cash offer without having to take the lead with various clauses.
????Vélez verbally agreed to sell the entire pass from Thiago Almada to Atlanta United ????????.
* ️⃣They are crossing the contracts and when he returns from Tokyo he will travel for the medical check-up and signature. #Done deal pic.twitter.com/yfGWbcuoRW– César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo) July 28, 2021
