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Sounders, MLS play waiting game as Jordan Morris trains in Germany

The U.S. national team forward has declared his intention to turn professional, but his destination is still up in the air.

BALTIMORE — For Major League Soccer and the Seattle Sounders, it has become an agonizing game of wait-and-see.

Former Stanford star, U.S. international and possible Seattle homegrown signing Jordan Morris is currently training with Werder Bremen during the Bundesliga club's winter break. By all accounts, the 21-year-old forward has impressed, leading to increased speculation he could sign his first pro contract in Germany – not in the Pacific Northwest.

If Morris does decide to go abroad it would represent a blow for MLS, which has prided itself in recent years as a league of choice for U.