Atlanta United’s defense appears on the verge of receiving some depth.
According to TUDN’s Daniel Nohra and Vladimir Garcia, Tigres UANL centerback Juan Jose Sanchez Purata “is finalizing his departure” from the club and will join Atlanta on loan, with the club holding an option to buy him outright. Per Nohra and Garcia, an official announcement could come on Sunday.
Sanchez Purata has been with Tigres’ senior team since 2017. In the 2021-2022 campaign, he made a total 13 appearances; however, per TUDN, just 4 of those was in the Clausura as he clearly fell out of the plans of manager Miguel Herrera.