Update: Timbers Sign Amobi Okugo

The defensive midfielder looks to be joining the Timbers.A couple of days ago the Timbers waived forward Michael Seaton and we were left to speculate what was going to be made of the open roster spot. We seem to have an answer for that speculation, and it's the defensive midfielder free agent Amobi Okugo. This has been first reported by Sacramento Republic beat writer Evan Ream:

— Evan Ream (@EvanReam) May 16, 2016 An American player born to Nigerian parents, Okugo came through the US Youth Academy system and played one year at UCLA before being drafted in the first round (6th overall) by the Philadelphia Union in the 2010 Superdraft. From 2010-2013 he was a mainstay on the Union backline…