Atlanta United: Erik Lopez helps the present and future

Atlanta United, Josef Martinez (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Atlanta United are reportedly on the verge of signing forward Erik Lopez from Olimpia. The striker can help the Five Stripes in the present and the future.

It appears Atlanta United are going all-in on another exciting forward. After Josef Martinez suffered what was expected to be a season-ending knee injury in the opening win over Nashville SC, the Five Stripes are being linked with a move for Erik Lopez of Olimpia Asuncion in the upcoming summer transfer window.

Bruno Pont, a journalist from Paraguay, has been reporting the ongoing interest over the past few days. It appears Atlanta are very serious about a possible…