The silly season rumor mill is spinning. According to Ben Jacobs of GetMeSport, Atlanta United have interest in signing striker Breel Embolo. Yes, that Breel Embolo of red card against Argentina in the World Cup fame.
According to Jacobs, the Five Stripes are one of a couple of clubs interested in signing the 29-year-old Switzerland international, who could demand a transfer fee of around $17 million.
This is admittedly a weird one. Embolo is an experienced European striker who has had varied success around the top five leagues in his career but has also dealt with a host of injuries. At 29, he still has some gas in the tank, but would he fit in Tata Martino’s system?
Embolo scored 10 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions for Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 last season. He joined from AS Monaco in 2025 for around $15 million.
There’s always a chance this is his agent getting his name out there during the transfer window to spark interest around the world. But it’s not out of the realm of possibility that this is legit seeing as Atlanta are clearly in the market for attackers.
Personally, this rumor doesn’t move me too much. What say you?
Sounds like the perfect United signing: injury-prone, average strike rate. The kind of signing our front office specializes in. If they want to win back the fan base, they need to sign a genuine star IMO.
Have to agree with Jonny. Sounds like another flop signing of a striker that the FO seems to love to find.
Not sure about a genuine star perhaps. We definitely need a solid currently performing player though. Whether there is a bunch of hype around the name or not I feel is less important.