Luis Muriel begins a new stage in the United States: his ambition is to win titles

What was an open secret became official. Luis Fernando Muriel was confirmed this Thursday as a new player of Orlando City of the MLS, team that arrives from Atalanta of Italy.

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The Colombian forward traveled to American soil a few days ago and on February 15 he signed his contract with the 'Lions' until 2026.

“We are very excited to welcome Luis to Orlando. “Whenever he is on the field, he is a player who is known to always be a scoring threat, he will force defenses to take him into account at all times and he has the ability to combine and make his teammates better,” the manager said. club general, Luiz Muzzi.

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He added: “His accolades and statistics throughout his career so far speak for themselves. He is someone who we believe will help us take the next step in our quest to win trophies, not only this season but also in the future.”

Muriel He arrives at the MLS at 32 years old and after a long time through Europe where he played in clubs like Granada, Lecce, Udinese, Sampdoria, Sevilla, Fiorentina and Atalanta, where he lived his best moment on the old continent.

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For its part, Muriel He also spoke about his arrival to the team: “I am very excited and happy to be here, to experience the atmosphere that is this team city and I am eager to get started. “I had several offers, but when they called me Oscar [Pareja] and Orlando I made this decision by observing the development of this club, the players here and everyone's desire to win titles, all were factors that influenced my decision. “I’m excited to get started.”

It should be noted that Muriel He will join training in the next few hours and will have to wait for the international transfer and the P-1 Visa to see minutes with the club. Florida of the United States.

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With information from Futbolred.

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