By now, you probably know that Magnus Wolff Eikrem was officially waived by the Seattle Sounders on Friday. All told, Wolff was under contract for less than six months, made just six starts and logged 594 minutes. Despite the relative lack of playing time, you were probably taken by surprise, if not on Friday then late Thursday when Sounder at Heart first reported it. Heck, I were surprised when I found out about it.
At the time, it seemed like a strange move that didn’t make a ton of sense. Sure, the Sounders needed to figure out how to open a international roster spot somehow and Wolff seemed to be underperforming expectations, but he also came to Seattle with a fair amount of fanfare and had at least showed some promise.