Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan is understandably thrilled that his teammate and friend Jordan Morris made the move overseas to make his mark in Europe.
Roldan and Morris have been teammates since 2016, when Morris was signed by the Sounders as a Homegrown Player. Roldan was drafted a year earlier out of the University of Washington. They became fast friends, first as two of the youngest players on team and then developed into established leaders. Now, for the first time in five years, they’re on separate teams, as Morris joined Swansea City on a six-month loan.