Middlesbrough striker Emmanuel Latte Lath has joined Atlanta United for £22.5m, a record fee received by Boro.Latte Lath completed the transfer, also the highest in Major League Soccer (MLS) history,

Atlanta United have signed Middlesbrough forward Emmanuel Latte Lath, the club announced on Tuesday, in what sources have told ESPN is an MLS-record deal. Latte Lath, who scored 29 goals in 67 appearances for the English second-tier side in the past two seasons,

Atlanta United has smashed the MLS transfer record by signing striker Emmanuel Latte Lath from Middlesbrough. The Five Stripes paid a reported $22 million plus add-ons to sign Latte Lath, breaking the record set in November when FC Cincinnati signed Kévin Denkey from Cercle Brugge for a reported $16.2 million.