MLS, Miguel Almiron (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Miguel Almiron is still the most high-profile sale from MLS. His time at Newcastle United serves as a warning to fellow exports looking to follow him to a European club.
Atlanta United arrived in Major League Soccer with a plan. They would target and acquire young South American talent, offer them a chance to play regularly in a league that was more closely watched and followed by European clubs, and then sell these players on after two or three years for a handsome profit.
It was and is a very smart process, one that everyone wins.