Atlanta United introduced Tuesday that they’ve loaned ahead Erik Lopez to Membership Atletico Banfield of Argentina’s prime division.
The mortgage settlement retains Lopez with Banfield till the top of June, but it surely comes with an choice to increase his keep there till the top of the calendar 12 months. Atlanta United nonetheless retain Lopez’s rights past the 2022 Main League Soccer season.
Lopez, 20, had been in talks to hitch Banfield since January, in accordance with a number of stories.
Atlanta initially acquired Lopez in 2020 on-loan from Paraguayan aspect Olimpia and assigned the ahead to its second group.
Final January, Lopez joined Atlanta’s first group on a everlasting switch. Within the 2021 MLS season, Lopez logged greater than 860 minutes for the 5 Stripes throughout 18 appearances. He netted one purpose, in a 2-2 draw with Nashville.
Lopez has represented Paraguay on the worldwide stage, incomes two caps with its U-23 aspect.
Banfield’s schedule started this month with the Copa de Liga Skilled. The Argentine Primera Division league season will run from June to October.
Atlanta has 5 forwards on its roster for this season, led by former Golden Boot winner Josef Martinez. The membership signed Dom Dwyer on Tuesday. He joins Luiz Araujo and kids Jackson Conway and Machop Chol.
–Area Degree Media