Miguel Almiron and Josef Martinez headlined a quartet of Atlanta United standouts on Goal's list of the top MLS newcomers in 2017
Major League Soccer loosened the purse strings in 2017 with an increased amount of targeted allocation money giving teams more resources to hit the player market. That, along with some excellent signings by the league's new teams, helped lead to a season that arguably boasted the most impressive collection of incoming talent the league has ever seen.
The arrival of two expansion teams was always going to ensure an influx of new faces, but Atlanta United's aggressive efforts to build a year-one contender led to the arrival of some truly exciting players.