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Report: Atlanta United in talks to sign striker Giorgios Giakoumakis from Celtic

It appears as though Atlanta United could be close to announcing the replacement next starting striker after the departure of longtime club star Josef Martinez last week.

Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Atlanta United is indeed in talks with Giakoumakis’s club Celtic after earlier reports emerged that a then-unidentified MLS team had entered the bidding.

MLS side Atlanta are in talks to sign Giorgios Giakoumakis from Celtic as Designated Player. #transfers

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