With Miguel Almiron’s return to Atlanta United and the transfer of 77 million euros from Jhon Duran, he has been revealing 77 million euros to Al-Nassr, it has been a quite a day for Major League football. Duran’s movement will make it the largest sale of the league into total value after spending time with the Chicago fire, since part of the transfer rate will be the MLS Club, while Almiron’s move for around $ 10 million to return from Newcastle United is the fourth biggest purchase in the history of MLS.
It has been a fairly busy window with four of the 10 largest purchases in history, including a record purchase of striker Kevin Denkey, all during this current winter transfer window. With Denkey, Almiron, Hirving Lozano and Myrto Uzuni who arrive at the MLS, the league is demonstrating that it can compete with the European leagues for the best talent, while the Duran measure shows the benefits of assuming risks to the younger players and younger players and how they can bear fruit. These numbers can grow even more with Atlanta United chasing a striker who could also establish a new incoming record.
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Newcastle with Love
Originally signed from Lanus in 2017, Almiron has become one of the greatest success stories of the MLS, but returns to Atlanta United to continue writing its story. Helping Atlanta to win the MLS Cup in the 2017-18 season, the Paraguayan immediately put on the map. Another season would happen with the Five Stripes before making the leap to Newcastle United in the Premier League for a league record of € 24 million.
But Almiron not only made the jump to the Premier League, he was able to stay six seasons with Newcastle United registering 23 goals and six assists through 186 appearances in the Premier League. Almiron will become one of the best exports of the Major League Soccer, but at 30, he still has a lot to give Atlanta United on his return.
After being a shock team to reach the playoffs in what was supposed to be a reconstruction season, this is an Atlanta team that seeks to return to the top of the East Conference. Directed by an ambitious owner in Arthur Blank, they have not been afraid to put money to improve the team. Still in search of a striker, the rates reported behind Arthur Cabral and Emmanuel Latte Lath, which Atlanta United is chasing, could break the MLS incoming transfer record. Atlanta has been one of the most ambitious teams in the League, already having six of the 10 main transfer rates paid by incoming players, but have also had three of the 10 main outgoing transfers.
Only time will say if that can take them back to the top of the Eastern Conference table, but the pieces will be there for the new chief coach Ronny Deila in the direction of the season.
Mls registration of incoming transfers
*One million euros is equal to $ 1,039,700 at the exchange rate on January 30, 2025
Range | Name | Season | Left | United | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Kevin Denkey |
2024-25 |
Cercle Brugge |
FC Cincinnati |
€ 15.3m |
2 |
Thiago Almada |
2021-22 |
Velez Sarsfield |
Atlanta United |
€ 14.5m |
3 |
Gonzalo Martínez |
2018-19 |
River plate |
Atlanta United |
€ 14.5m |
4 |
Esequiel Barco |
2017-18 |
River plate |
FC Augsburg |
€ 12.28m |
5 |
Hirving Lozano |
2024-25 |
PSV |
San Diego FC |
€ 12m |
6 |
Aleksey Miranchuk |
2024-25 |
Atalanta |
Atlanta United |
€ 12m |
7 |
Myrto Uzuni |
2024-25 |
Granada CF |
Austin FC |
€ 12m |
8 |
Brenner |
2020-21 |
Sao Paulo |
FC Cincinnati |
€ 11.82m |
9 |
Luiz Arujo |
2021-22 |
Lille |
Atlanta United |
€ 11.5m |
10 |
Hugo Cuypers |
2023-24 |
Gentleman |
Chicago fire |
€ 11m |
Duran Duran
Signed for around $ 2 million of FC envigado by Chicago Fire in 2021, Duran is one of the distinctive stamps of the U-22 initiative that allowed the teams to reduce the coup for young players and balancing and hitting big With the young striker. While the time of Duran in the MLS was short, it was clear that it was a rising talent that caused Aston Villa to invest in signing it for a record rate of 20.15 million euros. Adding that the fire could also earn 4 million euros more due to the yield clauses and maintained a sales rate of 15%, its breakup season caught the attention.
Do not move to West Ham at the beginning of the season allowed them to last the opportunity to show what you can do scoring 12 goals in all competitions, being able to lead the line or come from the bank and change a game to only 21. involved in Rumors Transfer, it was Saudi’s professional league that entered with an offer that was too good to reject. That second sale could generate the fire of around $ 8.7 million, which would make this a record sale in total value for MLS.
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While the fire has already reached its limit of how much of the sale of Duran can be highlighted towards the general allocation money to be used in the direct list, they can still use this money to finance other efforts. Already opening a new training installation, Endeavour Health Performance Center, the ambition of the fire shows.
They have had a low season occupied by the new chief coach and general manager Gregg Berhalter and are looking to break their streak to miss the playoffs. Add players like Duran and Gaga Slonina, and being able to help them take the next step in their careers will only raise the attractiveness of young talented players to choose Chicago as a destination.
It may be rare that players like Duran take a leap like this to Saudi Arabia, but it is a great opportunity for him. After moving from Colombia at age 18, movements like this can be the chances of athletes finding stability for their families and themselves, and will only improve their profile, since it seems to become a regular line for the Colombian national team. With more eyes in the MLS and the league receiving larger swings in the players for the season, it is only a matter of time until the next last day.
Outgoing MLS registration transfers
Excludes sales rates
*One million euros is equal to $ 1,039,700 at the exchange rate on January 30, 2025
1 |
Miguel Almiron |
2018-19 |
Atlanta United |
Newcastle United |
€ 24m |
2 |
Jhon Duran |
2022-23 |
Chicago fired |
Aston Villa |
€ 20.15m |
3 |
Thiago Almada |
2024-25 |
Atlanta United |
Botagogue |
€ 19.5m |
4 |
Ricardo Pepi |
2021-22 |
FC Dallas |
FC Augsburg |
€ 16.36m |
5 |
Djordje Petrovic |
2023-24 |
New England Revolution |
Chelsea |
16 million euros |
6 |
Gonzalo Martínez |
2020-21 |
Atlanta United |
Al-nassr |
16 million euros |
7 |
Taty Castellanos |
2023-24 |
New York City FC |
Lazio |
€ 15m |
8 |
Alphonso Davies |
2018-19 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
Bayern Munich |
€ 14m |
9 |
Diego Gómez |
2024-25 |
Inter Miami |
Glow |
€ 12.7m |
10 |
Brenden Aaronson |
2020-21 |
Union of philadelphia |
RB Salzburg |
€ 11.5m |