The young Swedish midfielder is on his way to Swedish club Malmo FF after a one year stay with
the Seattle Sounders. Per league policy terms were not disclosed, but the word "transfer" reveals
an interesting nugget. Adrian Hanauer did exercise that option and then orchestrated a move. This
not only opens cap space, a roster slot and an international slot, but may involve more
allocation.
Seattle Sounders players vote to recognize their vision of the MVP and Defender of the Year.
This differs slightly from recognition given by Sounder at Heart in that here there are awards for
Offensive, Defensive and Young Players of a given season. Still there is a certain overlap.
Osvaldo Alonso's performance in 2011 earned him recognition from both his teammates and readers
here.
Every single agent should say that their player, particularly one of Alvaro Fernandez' quality,
is interested in playing for Palermo, a team in a better league for more money. That Fernandez'
agent did so is not a surprise. Palermo is a mid-table team in Serie A this season already on its
third coach.
Adam Johansson was officially introduced to the Seattle media on Friday. Joining him on the call
was Seattle Sounders Technical Director Chris Henderson. Depending on how you chose to interpret
Henderson's comments and some recent developments, the Sounders are either very close to a finished
product or merely just starting to round into shape.
