Sounders FC midfielder and Homegrown Player Aaron Kovar will train with English Championship side Preston North End through mid-January ahead of his third season with the Sounders in 2016.
Kovar, a 22-year-old Seattle native who signed with the Sounders in January 2014, appeared in six regular season games with the club in 2015. This marks the second consecutive year that Kovar will train in the U.K. during the offseason after working out with Sheffield Wednesday last year.
Kovar played for the Sounders FC Academy from 2010-12, and played for Sounders FC U-23s in 2013.