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Jeff Carlisle
Miguel Almirón claimed he looks as if he’s “at home” since he’s going again to Atlanta United.
Almir ón’s $12.5 million relocation from Premier League facet Newcastle United was formally revealed onThursday He confirmed as much as a hero’s welcome at Hartsfield International Airport on Thursday night, authorizing autographs, taking pictures with followers, and being attentive to followers shout, “Miggy, Miggy.”
“I feel at home,” he claimed all through a teleconference with press reporters with the help of a translator. “Especially last night, the welcome was really nice and it was great to see it and I feel like I’m home.”
The relocation comes 6 years after he left the Five Stripes for the extreme lights of thePremier League After some very early battles, Almir ón engaged himself to the Newcastle followers together with his job worth and persistence. His top got here all through the 2022-23 interval when he racked up 11 aims in 41 video video games all through all rivals.
“I think the fans in Newcastle also treated me really well,” he claimed. “I think it’s the same level of affection that I’ve received from both fan bases. I’m always going to be grateful to the Newcastle fans for that, for my time during my six years there. But that’s the same kind of respect and affection that I feel from the fans here in Atlanta.”
When Almir ón left in 2018, the Paraguay world’s vibrant diminish the wing have been what stood out. Now 30, Almir ón actually feels that Atlanta is acquiring a much more spherical gamer than when he left.
“I think in the six years that I was in England, that experience helped,” he claimed. “I think I’ve matured and I think I’ll try to use that experience. I’ll try to bring that to the group here to try to help the group in the ways that I can. And I think for those reasons, they also brought me back.”
While Almir ón talked about simply how little or no had truly altered with Atlanta United, one distinction is that the onward with whom he linked so usually, Josef Martínez, has truly trip of thoughts left, and is at the moment with theSan Jose Earthquakes Almir ón claimed each are nonetheless shut.
“I always speak with him. He’s one of my best friends in football, so I’ve shared a lot of things with him and we talk,” he claimed. “These things happen in football. We take different paths as players. So when I left I was taking a different path to go to Newcastle … God willing, maybe we will find a way to meet again.”
