The MLS summer transfer window is supposed to open July 7 and close Aug. 5. The windows for leagues in Europe also will open during various dates this summer. During normal times, Atlanta United has two players — Pity Martinez and Ezequiel Barco — who would be targets of clubs in Europe and Mexico. But, […]
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Ezequiel Barco’s transfer fee cost Atlanta United $15 million earlier this offseason. That, combined with high praise from the club’s brass, him being just 18-years-old and the Argentinian winger galloping through preseason friendlies like a stallion in a field of firecrackers, has grown his hype bigger than Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. His strike for a goal […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”22″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MARIETTA, Ga. – Courting Ezequiel Barco began last summer for Atlanta United. At a press conference on Thursday introducing the $15-million man to media, Atlanta technical director Carlos Bocanegra said the Five Stripes’ brass watched Barco play “all throughout the summer” and team officials […]
Atlanta United FC acquired Argentinian midfielder Ezequiel Barco in the most expensive transfer in MLS history. Barco, 18, arrives for a reported fee of $15 million, the highest in league history for a player transfer. “Securing a player of Ezequiel’s caliber is another significant moment in Atlanta United history,” said club president Darren Eales in […]