Although there's no signing to report, the Seattle Sounders did confirm that Panamanian center back Roberto Chen joined the club for preseason training in Tucson, Ariz. on Monday. Chen left La Liga club Malaga last week and Panamanian media has been reporting that he was close to signing a deal with the Sounders ever since.
"Were happy to have Roberto here," Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid told SoundersFC.com. "He's a player that we've had our eye on for a while, and we almost had something - he ended up at Malaga, which was a great opportunity for him there - and now we have maybe another chance for him.