Ezequiel Barco has officially played his last game for Atlanta United, after a club spokesperson has told Dirty South Soccer that Barco’s current loan will become a permanent transfer at the end of 2023.
Barco is currently on loan at Argentine club River Plate on a two-year loan. The spokesperson told DSS that Barco had conditions in the loan that would trigger an obligation for River Plate to buy the player. Those conditions have been met and the sale will become official as of the new year.
Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who was the first to report this news, said that Barco is essentially off Atlanta United’s books completely at this point.