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Rumors have been circulating for the past week about winger Jonathan Menéndez coming to Real Salt Lake on a transfer from Argentina’s Club Atlético Independiente.
Per reporter Gastón Edul, the deal has been done and the left-winger will be joining the team in June of this year for a fee of $1.3m
Ahora: Jonathan Menéndez se va a la MLS. Independiente lo vende al @realsaltlake por 1.3 millones de dólares.
— Gastón Edul (@gastonedul) May 5, 2021
En junio deja de ser jugador de @Independiente. pic.twitter.com/LxQ4PSbvGr
Roughly translated:
Breaking: Jonathan Mendez is headed to MLS. Independiente has sold him to Real Salt Lake for 1.3m.
He stops being a player for Independiente in June.
This move would add a lot more depth to the wings and, it appears, would be a TAM deal. We’ll have to wait for the club to confirm the move and for the summer to see what happens with the roster and the starting XI.