The Sounders announced Thursday that they have acquired central midfielder Emanuel Cecchini via loan, and signed forward/midfielder Luis Silva.
The deals were finalized before the close of the FIFA secondary transfer window Wednesday night. Cecchini played for Malaga CF’s second tier in Spain. Silva most recently played for FC Honka’s first-tier club in Finland.
“As a coach, I’m always happy when we add quality players to the team,” Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer said in a team statement. “Emanuel and Luis give us two more options to our squad, so I’m looking forward to bringing them in and seeing how they mesh with the group.