A player the Sounders hope can boost and deepen their midfield knows quite a bit about winning championships.
Former Manchester United reserve Magnus Wolff Eikrem, a Norwegian whose signing for Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) is expected to be announced by the Sounders on Tuesday, just won back-to-back titles with Malmo FF of the Allsvenskan first division circuit in Sweden.
Before that, Eikrem, 27, captured consecutive Norwegian championships with his hometown Molde FK squad and said the Sounders coming off consecutive MLS Cup finals appearances played a role in signing here.
“That was a very big factor, because I know they want to challenge for a title and win a championship,” Eikrem said Monday.