Former Celtic star Giorgos Giakoumakis faces a work permit sweat to make his Atlanta debut as he once again had a pop at the Scottish Premiership.
But the Greek hitman can't wait to get started because he claims he will enjoy playing in a more competitive league than Scotland. Giakoumakis was unable to play for his new club in a friendly against St. Louis because of red tape and is sweating on the paperwork coming through on time ahead of their season opener on Sunday against San Jose Earthquakes. He aimed a dig at the Scottish Premiership when he left after his £4.3 million move from Celtic because of the lack of competition and he doubled down on his point during a pre-match interview this weekend.
He said: "I love the way they do it here. It seems like America loves the game of football. And one of the big attractions for me is that the MLS is a very competitive league. There are always different champions every season. It's a competitive league, it's an aggressive league and that's something I really like.
