Velez and Atlanta United appear like in war of words concerning the switch of Thiago Almada.
The 20-yr-old's call isn't new to Five Stripes supporters, with a deal reportedly inside the works for some time now.
On Friday, Velez introduced a $16m settlement for Almada's move to Atlanta United through their social media channels, mentioning it would come into force in February 2022.
"An information turned into reached with MLS for the definitive transfer of the federative rights of Thiago Almada to Atlanta United," their translated declaration examine.
"The fee is $16m. The agreement could come into pressure at the beginning of February 2022."
In an exciting flip, Atlanta United put out a announcement thru their reliable Twitter account denying Velez's version of activities, even though they did affirm that they "preserve an one-of-a-kind option to completely transfer the participant".
"We have visible reports about Thiago Almada," the Tweet study. "We have now not dedicated to acquiring the participant at the moment; we can affirm that we retain an exceptional option to completely transfer the participant. The choice extends into 2022. We will don't have any further comment on the player presently."
Almada performed the entire ninety mins of Velez's 0-zero draw with Patronato de Parana on Friday. After the healthy - their very last domestic fixture of the season - he even gave a farewell speech as part of a send-off from the membership in front of the supporters.
The state of affairs with Almada bears a putting similarity to that of Atlanta United's switch of Pity Martinez beforehand of the 2019 season. River Plate introduced a deal became completed for the Argentina worldwide as early as December 2018, however the Five Stripes waited till the sale of Miguel Almiron in January 2019.
Atlanta's circulate to pour bloodless water at the Almada deal might be due to the reality they already have three Designated Players (DP) at the books: Josef Martinez, Ezequiel Barco, and Luiz Araujo.
