Brad Smith will remain a Sounder through 2019.
The Australian left back’s future in Seattle answers one of the biggest questions this summer regarding the club. Smith originally signed a short-term loan to play in Seattle through July where his rights where still with the English Premier League’s AFC Bournemouth, but the Sounders paid about half of his $1.14 million deal with Bournemouth. Now, he’ll stay with Seattle through the end of this MLS season.
“We’re very pleased to have worked out a deal with Bournemouth to keep Brad here through the current campaign,” said Garth Lagerwey, who is general manager and president of the Sounders, in a released statement.