Jordan Morris has decided not to join German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen and instead pursue his professional career in the United States, potentially clearing the for him to join Sounders FC this spring.
Werder Bremen announced Tuesday that they will no longer pursue the Morris after he informed club officials that he “currently sees his future in America.” Morris, the 21-year-old Mercer Island native who led Stanford to the NCAA title last month and was recently named the top player in college soccer, has been one of the major talking points in MLS after the Sounders offered him the most lucrative Homegrown Player contract in league history last year.