UPDATE (1/10): Minnesota United officially signed Osvaldo Alonso on Thursday, with the midfielder going through a waiver process that presumably allowed him to be paid more than the maximum budget charge. Minnesota gave up two fourth-round picks in this year’s SuperDraft and a second-rounder in the 2020 draft to Orlando City to move up in the waiver order. It’s unclear if the Sounders ever made a formal offer.
UPDATE (1/8): Minnesota United’s offer was for $650,000 a year, according to The Athletic. Since that is more than the max budget charge — currently set at $530,000 — MLS is forcing Alonso to go through some sort of allocation process and Minnesota is apparently working out a trade with Orlando City to move into the top spot of whatever that process.