Record Breaking Atlanta Signing To Miss First Month of Season
After splashing a record breaking $15 million on Argentinian Ezequiel Barco, Atlanta United have today announced that the youngster will miss the first 4 weeks of the MLS season at least.
Most teams would not consider it a huge blow to lose an 18 year old from their squad at this stage of the season however, comparisons to 5 Stripes star Miguel Almiron and even Lionel Messi have sparked a huge interest in the talent of Barco.
It's understood that the player sustained a quad strain during training on Tuesday and was assessed before the announcement was made the following day.
Injury update: Ezequiel Barco to miss 4-6 weeks
— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) February 28, 2018
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After signing for Atlanta, Barco was instrumental in some of the team's forward play in pre-season games and fans will have been expecting to see him in the squad to face Houston on Saturday.
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