Sam Johnson Arrives with RSL Ready to Contribute

Sam Johnson’s first week with Real Salt Lake was one filled with meeting new teammates, learning RSL’s system and hours on the training field. Along with those elements also came many, many airmiles.

First, he traveled from Oslo, Norway, where he had been playing with Valerenga until his recent transfer, to Salt Lake City. Arriving on Sunday, he toured RSL’s stadium and facilities before departing on Tuesday for warmer climes in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the next leg of training camp and the Pacific Rim Cup.

So how did he feel about his first week in camp with his new club after traveling over 7,700 airmiles in the days before his first training session?

“I’ve been finding it very hard to sleep,”…