It would appear the Seattle Sounders have set a new record for team spending, at least according to the recently released MLS Players Union salary data.
With the addition of Raúl Ruidíaz (about $2 million a year) and Brad Smith (about $565,000) — and assuming they are still on the hook for Clint Dempsey’s $1.65 million salary — the Sounders’ total spending on guaranteed compensation would be $13.4 million for a full year.
Individually, none of that is particularly surprising, as it the reported numbers are very much in line with what was expected.