I’m not really familiar with the inner workings of the MLS financial side with allocation money and all that jazz. What does this mean though?

Looking at Delia’s Club Brugge, he ran a 4-2-3-1 a lot with wingers and a number 10 behind a striker and two box to box / holding midfielders in front of 4 man back line.

I think this could fit our new lineup. So tried it out in Fifa.

What’s your prediction?

I want my Miggy flair back, get your shit together.

Granted, part of my optimism is based on the assumption that the Emanuel Latte Lath deal is gonna happen. If Tom and Doug are correct and he ends up in ATL, it will have been arguably the best offsesaon in club history at a time when we had the most at-stake:

• DPs: Looks like we're gonna land both a DP winger and a DP striker this window. I was as disappointed as anyone that we failed to replace GG in the summer, but Garth fired Boca immediately thereafter and not only set the bar quite high this winter, but it appears we landed two of our top targets and will spend about $34 million to bring them in. Plus, the attack should now be loaded with speed and work rate with a starting trio of Lath, Miggy, and Saba and a sub trio of Thiare, Mosquera, and Silva. That should wear other teams out and I can't wait to see it. Meanwhile, getting Miggy back is exactly the injection of enthusiasm this fan base needed and we paid CLT $400K in GAM just to acquire his rights whereas we're apparently gonna break the all-time league transfer record by nearly $6 million on Lath. So, I'm certainly no longer questioning the club's ambition.
• The Klich Deal: This is the type of signing that doesn't make headlines but certainly makes us a better team. He may not be a true DP caliber player as DC was hoping, but we just landed someone that is arguably similar in quality to Saba, Slisz, and Gregesen for $300K in salary charge and a draft pick. If he plays well and we re-sign him for 2026, we owe DC just $50K in GAM. That's NOTHING for a player of his caliber and it should help upgrade our midfield in both quality and depth, yet without much investment at all.
• New Contracts: Resigning both Thiare and Hernandez, yet for less money than they were previously making, certainly appears to be a pair of smart and club-friendly moves.
• Togashi: This signing will fly under the radar and it certainly frustrated fans when they thought the Japan reference in the social media teaser meant we were getting Kyogo, but he could end up being rather important. Daniel Rios was our 3rd string striker last year, yet look how much he played. And I know it's a tiny sample, but Togashi had some really nice moments last week. He looks like he makes good runs and can finish. He's 31 years old and has been playing in the J-league a long time, yet he was born in the US so no international roster spot needed. Smart depth signing.
• New Coach: I can totally understand why Garth didn't fire Pineda after 2023. Once he provided Pineda with offensive reinforcements that summer, I think we were 2nd in MLS in points per game from that moment forward. But when we got off to such a poor start in 2024, he fired him just before the summer international break and, although he didn't hire a replacement right away, he eventually landed an experienced, proven coach who had won trophies in 4 different leagues, including MLS. Plus, he's a very likeable personality and someone specifically known for playing attacking soccer.
• New GM: It took Garth almost two full seasons to make the decision to fire Boca, but he did it and then replaced him with someone that has a proven track record of success with two different clubs and a preexisting, trusted relationship with Garth.

New coach, new GM, new DPs, new kits, and renewed sense of joy with Miggy coming back. Plus, nearly all of the bad contracts are gone. I still think we need proven depth at FB, but that's nitpicking as both Chong Qui and Edwards played well last week. So, as long as Lath actually becomes an ATL player, I don't think I could have scripted the offseason any better.

We won't know until we start playing games what this is going to mean in terms of results, but it's nice to see what looks like a series of very ambitious, yet very competent, moves after years of mismanagement.

LFG!

Here is the Youtube link for the press conference that starts at 3pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PczyCEj5Bzo

Ok, give us your Mike Conti goal call predictions for Miggy and Emmanuel Latte Lath.

I've noticed Conti is influenced by 90s pop culture and music. I'll go with the following music based calls.

Miggy: "SCOOOORE! Miggy Miggy Miggy Can't you see!"

Manny: I'm not 100% on the pronunciation, but if the e is accented it would be different than if it's one syllable.

"SCOOOORE"! Latte dadi we like to party!
"SCOOOORE! Wanna whole Latte-a love!

Left the Hoppe part in too, as he was once linked with us, and I’ve always liked him.

Another user made a meme like this and I thought it was hilarious, so here is mine

I’m not going to…but I want to!

Atlanta United is releasing a Miggy Tee, also it shows the back of the new home kit a bit better.

This was not playing in the ad rotation when I drove in to work this morning…

Miggys Arrival party is scheduled at 7:30 in the international arrivals hall… Here’s a delta plane from LHR landing in ATL at 7… he’s in the sky!

…to welcome Miggy home tonight? There’s a pic floating around Facebook about meeting at 730 at the International Arrivals. Trying to decide if I should brave the traffic from Alpharetta!

Edit: confirmed with SG member, limited space and meant for specific folks.

SABA, LATTE, ALEXY, AND MIGGGGYYYYYY!!!! (Just need Lath now and it seems like that deal is over the line!)

Any other rumors out there?

https://www.atlutd.com/news/welcome-home-miggy-miguel-almiron-returns-to-mls-atlanta-united?