TUKWILA, Wash. — They left it until the very end, but the Seattle Sounders were able to push a couple of signings across the line just before the summer transfer window closed on Wednesday night. The signing of Emanuel Cecchini was long rumored and expected, but the addition of Luis Silva came out of the blue. The MLS veteran had spent the first part of this year in Finland and the Sounders were able to secure his move on a free transfer.
Let’s see if we can’t give some context to everything that has happened.