Atlanta United traded its 7th overall pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft on Wednesday to Real Salt Lake in exchange for $175k of General Allocation Money as the team continues to add funds to hopefully improve the roster.
The move comes on the heels of a trade announced last week that sent Homegrown defender George Campbell to CF Montreal for upwards of $600k GAM that could rise to $900k in the future if incentives are met. The moves signal an intent from the club to stockpile as much allocation money as possible after there’s reason to believe the club headed into the offseason in a bit of a budget crunch (while admitting that no one can accurately know exactly how much allocation money any team has available in a given moment).