According to MLSSoccer.com’s Sam Stejskal, Minnesota United “have emerged as the frontrunners” to sign longtime Seattle Sounders midfielder Osvaldo Alonso via a free agent deal. In subsequent reports, Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press and Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune both said Alonso’s signing was “likely.” Alonso was one of the biggest names left available through the league’s limited free agency, with reports earlier in the week linking him to FC Cincinnati.
Alonso has been a mainstay in Rave Green since the team came into MLS in 2009, racking up over 23,000 minutes in the league over the last decade.