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Just one week left.<\/p>\n
Plenty of MLS regular season remains, and some big fixtures loom at the business ends of the Leagues Cup<\/a>, US Open Cup<\/a> and Canadian Championship<\/a> tournaments. But the clock is ticking loudly on the final days of the MLS Secondary Transfer Window, the last real opportunity to add reinforcements before 2026\u2019s home stretch.<\/p>\n The hot stove has been bubbling ahead of Sept. 2, so let\u2019s take a swing through some recent business of note.<\/p>\n The usual asterisks apply: Teams can still add free agents who are out of contract after the window closes (that\u2019s a much smaller pool to pick from, though), and the Roster Freeze Date is Oct. 9. The inverse of the above paragraph is also true. With most of Europe\u2019s top leagues closing their window a day or two beforehand, there\u2019s not much time left to seal big outgoing moves, either.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Atlanta land Embolo<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the biggest, longest-running transactions of the summer clanked across the finish line in recent days, as big spenders Atlanta United<\/a> officially welcomed Breel Embolo<\/a>. The Swiss international was unveiled to fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday as the Five Stripes beat Sporting Kansas City<\/a>, 2-1<\/a>, for their third win in a row.<\/p>\n Prominent European clubs, among them recently-promoted English Premier League side Ipswich Town, reportedly sought to hijack the big striker\u2019s $18 million move across the Atlantic from France\u2019s Stade Rennais. But Embolo liked what he saw in Atlanta, where he\u2019ll be the spearhead of the attack as head coach Tata Martino & Co. try to restore ATLUTD\u2019s past glory<\/a>, starting with a late dash from last place into this year\u2019s Audi MLS Cup Playoffs field.<\/p>\n \u201cI think [at age] 29, a lot of people in Europe, they are a little bit shocked, or they wish maybe to see me in England or in Spain or in Italy,\u201d Embolo, Atlanta\u2019s fourth summer arrival, told MLSsoccer.com and other outlets in a roundtable discussion after his introductory press conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think it’s also for me a sign, to show to the other ones that I’m not coming here just to rest. I want to help the club to get where they belong.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n