All indications are that the Seattle Sounders really are trying to sign Keisuke Honda. The latest confirmation of this comes from well-connected MLSsoccer.com reporter Sam Stejskal (who worked with Sounders GM Garth Lagerwey when both were at Real Salt Lake).
A source confirms to me that the Seattle Sounders are indeed talking with Keisuke Honda. Said deal is not imminent or a sure thing, however.
— Sam Stejskal (@samstejskal) February 24, 2017
Adding more fuel to the rumor is ESPN’s Jeffrey Carlisle, who says a league source has told him that a deal is “50-50.