Atlanta United break MLS record to sign striker Emmanuel Latte Lath

Former Middlesbrough striker signs through 2028
$22m fee is largest outlay for a player in league history

Atlanta United announced the splash signing of speedy Ivory Coast striker Emmanuel Latte Lath on Tuesday.

Atlanta reportedly paid an MLS-record $22m transfer fee to Middlesbrough, breaking the mark of $16.2m that FC Cincinnati spent in November to acquire forward Kevin Denkey from Belgium’s Cercle Brugge.

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