The Seattle Sounders traded their final two unused international roster spots in exchange for a total of $500,000 in General Allocation Money. The Sounders have now traded six of the eight spots they started the season with, with Kim Kee-hee and Yu Tsukanome the only players currently occupying international spots on the roster.
One of the recently traded spots went to Sporting KC, who sent the Sounders $250,000 in 2026 GAM. The other spot was traded to Atlanta United, who gave the Sounders $250,000 in 2027 GAM.
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Notably, that’s $50,000 more per spot than they received for any of the four others they traded earlier this year. Two of those went to the New York Red Bulls, who gave the Sounders a total of $350,000 in 2026 GAM and $50,000 in 2027 GAM. The other two were traded to Charlotte FC, who gave the Sounders $300,000 in 2026 GAM and $100,000 in 2027 GAM.
Based on Sounder at Heart’s calculations, the Sounders should have somewhere between $2,339,254 and $5,339,254 of available GAM to spend this summer. The variable comes in how they are scheduled to receive the transfer fees they got for Obed Vargas, Danny Leyva and Reed Baker-Whiting.
