
Atlanta United smashed the MLS record fee for an incoming player on Wednesday, inking Middlesbrough striker Emmanuel Latte Lath for a reported fee of $22 million plus add-ons.
The move sees the Five Strips break the incoming fee record, which was only set earlier in the season when FC Cincinnati shelled out $16.2 million for Belgian Pro League forward Kévin Denkey. Now, Atlanta hold four of the five most expensive incoming transfers in MLS history