Sounders forward Herculez Gomez loudly voiced his displeasure with former employer Toronto FC upon his arrival in Seattle back in late March.
The veteran forward had been waived by TFC a few weeks earlier, and so eager was the Canadian club to have Gomez off its books that it picked up a significant chunk of his initial Sounders salary.
“I think it was poorly managed,” Gomez said at the time. “It put me in a situation that was unfair. I think they’re great people, but the poor mismanagement from the front office put me in a very hard spot.