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Atlanta United completes Bartosz Slisz transfer

Team sheds $870K salary by selling Polish midfielder.
Atlanta United midfielder Bartosz Slisz (center) — pictured dribbling in traffic against Orlando City in May — was sold to Brøndby for $3.5 million. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2025)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

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Atlanta United midfielder Bartosz Slisz (center) — pictured dribbling in traffic against Orlando City in May — was sold to Brøndby for $3.5 million. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2025)
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Jan 8, 2026

Atlanta United completed the transfer of Bartosz Slisz to Brøndby for $3.5 million Thursday.

Slisz, 26, made 57 appearances in regular-season matches for Atlanta United.

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Slisz was one of the few assets Atlanta United had. The funds will help the team purchase players to potentially strengthen other positions. The move also sheds Slisz’s $870,000 salary.

Atlanta United players will report to training camp for physicals Saturday. Practice sessions will begin Monday.

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