Update March 20, 9:38 p.m.
Just when it looked like Atlanta United’s third attempt to sign a center back had slipped through its fingers with reports of competing bids for Alan Franco, Cesar Luis Merlo is reporting the deal has been agreed to allow the transfer to happen. Franco could be departing Argentina in a matter of hours.
#Independiente le hizo saber al #AtlantaUnited que finalmente está dispuesto a aceptar la oferta por Alan Franco de u$s 2.800.000 por el 50%. A pesar de que resta resolver qué ocurrirá con la otra mitad del pase, el jugador podría viajar en las próximas horas a .