Miguel Almirón – Football Scout

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Newcastle United midfielder Miguel Almiron will miss the last three games of the season due to a hamstring injury, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.
Almiron signed from Major League Soccer champions Atlanta United in January for a club record £20 million. The Paraguay international has made 10 league appearances for Newcastle so far and sustained the injury in the second half of their victory over Southampton on Saturday.

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“Miguel Almiron will miss the rest of the season after…

MLS became a ‘selling league’ in 2019 with Almiron, Adams and Davies exits… and that’s a good thing

In most years, the winter transfer market in MLS usually brings a surprise or two but normally on the purchase side. This made sense because MLS never fancied itself as a “selling league.” That is, until now, as a whopping $45 million in transfer revenue came into the league’s coffers in January alone, on top of the $45 million for the year 2018.
Suddenly, some of the league’s most recognizable names are being sold to the biggest leagues and clubs in the world: Columbus Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen…

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Audition of the weekend

It’s often said that the best teams always find a way to win, but almost as valuable on Sunday was Manchester United finding a way not to lose. Most of the attention will rightly be on how anemic title challengers Liverpool were but a more generous way to look at things is to say they weren’t allowed to be anything else by the way United defended.

Usually when United have kept a clean sheet you can…

Newcastle 2-0 Huddersfield: Almiron impactful in first start

Miguel Almiron made an impact in his first Premier League start despite not scoring or assisting either of Newcastle’s goals in a win over Huddersfield.

Miguel Almiron says MLS is ‘improving’ despite exit to Premier League

Ale Moreno breaks down Miguel Almiron’s strengths and weaknesses and explains what Newcastle fans can expect from their newest transfer. Miguel Almiron has said Major League Soccer is “improving” as he was unveiled as Newcastle United’s record signing on Thursday following his transfer to the Premier League. 
Former Atlanta United forward Almiron joined Newcastle for £20 million ($26m) on deadline day last month, the highest amount received by an MLS club in the league’s history. 
The Paraguay international, who scored 21 goals in 62 games and was named as MVP during his two seasons with Atlanta, is one of a number…

If Almiron thrives in Premier League with Newcastle, MLS will benefit most

Ale Moreno breaks down Miguel Almiron’s strengths and weaknesses and explains what Newcastle fans can expect from their newest transfer.

There is plenty riding on Miguel Almiron’s progress in the Premier League now that he’s completed his move from Atlanta United; it’s bigger than Newcastle United and bigger than Paraguay. It has to do with the possibility of a shift in the architecture of the global game.

Almiron’s £20 million move from Atlanta United to Newcastle has surely rammed home one point to the Europeans: namely, that Major League Soccer is much more than a glorified retirement home for famous old names. There are…

Miguel Almiron sale proof top clubs taking notice of MLS – Atlanta United president

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Atlanta United president Darren Eales said the move for Miguel Almiron from Major League Soccer to Newcastle in the Premier League is further proof that clubs all around the world are taking notice of the talent in North America’s top flight.
And Almiron’s was just one of many for MLS players in recent months. Recent high-profile moves — and near moves — for MLS players are signaling a shift in how the league is perceived on the world stage.
In the past few days, two of the league’s big names…

Atlanta’s sale of Miguel Almiron proof tops clubs taking notice of MLS – president

Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron joins Newcastle in record deal

Ale Moreno breaks down Miguel Almiron’s strengths and weaknesses and explains what Newcastle fans can expect from their newest transfer.
Newcastle United have confirmed the signing of Atlanta United forward Miguel Almiron for a record amount.
Almiron, 24, has signed for a fee around £20 million ($26m) in a move that surpasses the £16m Newcastle paid for Michael Owen in 2005. The signing is also the highest amount for a Major League Soccer club in history. 
We are delighted to announce the signing of forward Miguel Almirón from @ATLUTD. The 24-year-old has penned a five-and-a-half-year deal which will keep him at St. James' Park until June 2024.Full story: https://t.co/5NxxCEHhNx #NUFC pic.twitter.com/a5MV5QBTum— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) 31 January 2019

“I’m very happy and eager to start and to meet my new teammates,” Almiron said. “The league is very competitive, this is a historic club and Rafa Benitez himself…

MLS Hot Stove: Will Almiron leave Atlanta? Is Vela going to Barca? What’s next for Gio in LA?

By next week, training camp will have opened for every one of the 24 teams in MLS. A few have already opened but while players are preparing to begin the real grind of preseason, the process of assembling rosters continues.

Here’s the latest from the MLS Hot Stove.

Almiron talks are ‘very slow’

There are two weeks left until the close of the winter transfer window in England, and the clock is ticking on the much-anticipated move of Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almiron to the Premier League….

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