Martinez Atlanta United

Atlanta united fc on monday announced the transfer of all star midfielder gonzalo pity martinez to al nassr fc of the saudi pro league.

Martinez atlanta united. Atlanta united sells pity martinez to al nassr for big fee home. Martinez was not in the lineup for atlanta s 0 0 draw with inter miami on wednesday night. Martinez signed as a designated player on loan from torino on feb. The pity martinez era for atlanta united wasn t a smash success on the field but it at least yielded a bit of a profit.

The transfer fee was not disclosed. Josef alexander martínez mencia born 19 may 1993 is a venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for american club atlanta united fc and the venezuela national team. After scoring 19 goals in 20 matches during his first season with atlanta united in 2017 martinez followed that up with a record breaking campaign in 2018 in which he became the first mls player to win all star regular season and mls cup mvp honors in the same. The former south american player of the year failed to meet expectations during his time in major league soccer.

Josef martínez began his career with caracas in 2012 he was acquired by the swiss super league club young boys before spending a year on loan at thun in 2014 he was sold to italian club torino and in 2017. Atlanta united made a pair of moves on friday in a bid to shore up the striker position signing erick cubo torres and placing josef martinez on the season ending injury list. The transaction opens. Atlanta united president darren eales confirmed to 92 9 the game that they ve agreed to a deal in principle to send forward pity martinez to saudi arabian club al nassr.

Atlanta united is in the process of selling midfielder pity martinez to a saudi arabian club. Atlanta united completed the sale of pity martinez to al nassr in saudi arabia on monday. 2 2017 and later secured a permanent transfer on march 21 2017. Atlanta united star pity martinez looked back to his old self under new head coach stephen glass scoring a beautiful brace against nashville sc for his first goals since september 2019.