Claudio Reyna's name popped up on Chris Wingert's cell phone two weeks ago.
When Wingert answered three days before preseason camp was scheduled to kick off, he was informed by New York City FC's sporting director that the club was looking for a way to move the 33-year-old defender.
NYCFC was looking to create cap space for another move, but gave Wingert the option explore his next step. Without hesitating, he told Reyna and NYCFC that a return to Real Salt Lake was his No. 1 priority. Over the course of the next two weeks, Wingert, through his agent, put feelers out to teams around the league.