Independiente have reached an agreement in principle to send 18-year-old Ezequiel Barco to Major League Soccer side Atlanta United, sources have told
ESPN Argentina's Alejandro Ruzal.
The Argentine club have agreed to sell the budding star for a $15 million plus 30 percent of any future transfer before December of 2019, according to sources, which would be an MLS record.
It would smash the $10 million fee that Toronto FC paid Roma for Michael Bradley in 2013. Only a year ago, Atlanta also spent $8.5 million to acquire Miguel Almiron from Lanus.
The fee would also be the largest transfer fee for Independiente after the transfer of Sergio Aguero to Atletico Madrid in 2006.
Barco, who was under contract with Independiente until June of 2019, helped his club win the Copa Sudamericana 3-2 on aggregate over Flamengo in December.
According to sources, the deal also has a provision that Independiente would receive 10 percent of any future transfer of the player after 2019.
Neither club has yet to confirm the deal.