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Real Salt Lake exercises 2017 options on five players, declines on seven

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RSL general manager Craig Waibel told the Tribune on Wednesday that he is open to the possibility of some players returning despite having their options declined. Last offseason, RSL re-signed Phillips and Kavita, a product of Highland High School, after initially not exercising their team options.

"It's possible, and there's certainly one or two conversations that I've had that could lead to that," he said.

Garcia's likely departure comes after the Colombian striker, still only 24, saw his production level drastically drop off from his rookie campaign of five goals and four assists in 2013. Garcia scored just six goals in his final 80 regular-season appearances at RSL.