TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Loan
The Seattle Sounders have loaned winger Jordan Morris to the English Championship team in Swansea City for the remainder of the 2020-21 season, the club announced on Thursday. Athletic was the first to report this move on January 17.
The 26-year-old is Swansea’s third signing of the winter window, following the move of Ben Hamer from Huddersfield and the arrival of Conor Hourihane from Aston Villa. Swans are currently in second place in the Championship standings.
Morris has been a hugely successful signing since joining the Sounders in January 2016. He has 35 goals and 20 assists in 105 MLS games, winning two MLS Cups with Seattle and placing in the best XI in the 2020 league.
“At the end of the day, this move is about Jordan and what he wants from his career,” football manager Garth Lagerwey said in a statement. “The club and our city are behind him as he embarks on the next phase of his journey, and if he returns to Seattle at the end of this loan, we know he will be stronger for the experience.”
Morris, who has 10 goals in 39 appearances for the US men’s national team, received permission from Gregg Berhalter to leave the USMNT camp in Florida last Wednesday. In a video conference with reporters during the USMNT camp earlier this month, Morris acknowledged the European interest.
“I am very proud of the player and professional that Jordan has become. He has been a big part of the success of this club and has earned more than this opportunity to work abroad,” the head coach said in a statement. to the Sounders, Brian Schmetzer. This special move gives him the chance to present his skill set and opens up a number of options for his future. In addition, I’m excited to see him play for Swansea. “
Morris had the chance to play abroad after playing NCAA Division I football at Stanford, but turned down a move to Werder Bremen to play for his hometown team.