Cameroonian defender Nouhou Tolo signed a contract with the Sounders on Thursday morning and was out practicing with the squad in Tukwila a couple of hours later. Tolo spent last season with Sounders FC2 and is a candidate to back up left back Joevin Jones this coming season now that Dylan Remick has moved on to Houston.
Tolo spent last season learning the North American game at age 18 after a bit of a struggle getting here. A contract dispute between rival professional teams in Cameroon over who owned his rights initially had blocked the Sounders’ ability to sign him.