More change appears on the way for Atlanta United.
Multiple media sources are reporting that Atlanta United and Cruz Azul have agreed on a deal to send striker Giorgos Giakoumakis to the latter for $10 million. The deal appears to be in the advanced stages and may be formalized as soon as later tonight.
🔵🚂 Giōrgos Giakoumakīs to Cruz Azul, here we go! Deal in place for $10m guaranteed fee.
Medical test and travel due to take place next week.
All approved by Atlanta United tonight, contract valid until 2028 for Giakoumakīs in Mexico — it’s all agreed with his agent Blash… pic.twitter.com/BHren0dmpg
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 6, 2024
Sources: Cruz Azul and Atlanta United agree to a $10m fee for forward Giorgos Giakoumakis.
Deal not done yet, but agreement reached. Final steps now.@CLMerlo first reported 🤝 https://t.co/htDdsD3UyY
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) June 6, 2024
Sports journalist Fabrizio Romano was the first to report that a deal was imminent, followed by The Athletic‘s MLS and USMNT insider Tom Bogert.
Atlanta United has not confirmed that a deal was in place as of this posting.
Giakoumakis, if his departure is confirmed, will leave an impressive record behind in his two-year tenure as a forward with the Five Stripes. His total career record in 38 games played is 22 goals, 5 assists, 43 on target shots out of 105 total attempts, and a 74.75% pass accuracy rate.
This comes days after the dismissal of Atlanta United head coach Gonzalo Pineda, and two assistant coaches. The team is struggling with a 4-8-4 regular season record.
Story developing.
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