TUKWILA, Wash. – Seattle Sounders GM and President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey on Wednesday confirmed the club is actively considering the addition of up to three players in the coming months with its newfound roster flexibility and influx of money via the offseason sale of Obafemi Martins.
The Sounders swapped an undisclosed amount of General Allocation Money to Toronto FC for an undisclosed amount of Targeted Allocation Money and an international roster spot on Tuesday, a sure sign that the club is looking to add at least one player in the near future. The addition of TAM often signifies a club will buy down the contract of an existing Designated Player in order to add another and still be salary-cap compliant, a move the Sounders executed last summer when they bought down midfielder Osvaldo Alonso’s contract in order to add forward Nelson Valdez as a Designated Player.