Atlanta United have signed Middlesbrough forward Emmanuel Latte Lath, the club announced on Tuesday, in what sources have told ESPN is an MLS-record deal. Latte Lath, who scored 29 goals in 67 appearances for the English second-tier side in the past two seasons,

Atlanta United owns four of the five MLS transfer records after splashing a reported $22 million for Emmanuel Latte Lath.

Atlanta United has smashed the MLS transfer record by signing striker Emmanuel Latte Lath from Middlesbrough. The Five Stripes paid a reported $22 million plus add-ons to sign Latte Lath, breaking the record set in November when FC Cincinnati signed Kévin Denkey from Cercle Brugge for a reported $16.2 million.