Atlanta United star Josef Martinez headed to Inter Miami
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United star Josef Martinez has been released by the club and is headed to Inter Miami. Martinez was the 2018 league MVP and centerpiece of Atlanta United’s rise to prominence in Major League Soccer. Now, he’s headed to South Florida. The corresponding moves were not unexpected, given Martinez’s struggles last season under United coach Gonzalo Pineda. Still, it was jarring news for Atlanta’s passionate fan base, which had adopted the 29-year-old Venezuelan as one of its own. He even had a large mural painted on a wall near Mercedes-Benz Stadium.