Jurgen Klinsmann weighed in on the professional fate of prized U.S. national team prospect Jordan Morris on Wednesday, saying that he supported the former Sounders FC Academy star’s decision to pursue his future in the U.S. instead of Europe.
Speaking from the USMNT’s January camp in Carson, Calif., Klinsmann said he was “thrilled” Morris might step into a comfortable professional setting with the Sounders. Morris, the 21-year-old college star originally from Mercer Island, recently turned down an offer from German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen to pursue his career in the States.
"I'm thrilled that Jordan decided to go pro," Klinsmann told ESPN FC.