Raul Ruidiaz is trying to depart the Seattle Sounders this wintry weather.
The Peruvian striker has played a key function in the Sounders' success over latest years, scoring sixty one desires in 96 appearances throughout all competitions considering joining from Atletico Morelia in 2018. Nine of these goals have come in MLS Cup Playoff appearances.
During that time, he's helped fire the club to MLS Cup in 2019, in addition to the very last in 2020 and this year's Leagues Cup very last.
Seattle best lately exercised their choice to expand Ruidiaz's settlement via the 2022 season, with head educate Brian Schmetzer revealing a new deal was at the horizon.
“He’s going to get rewarded after the quit of this yr with a new settlement, and that’ll be awesome,” Schmetzer told newshounds (through Sounder at Heart). “The team is hopefully going to maintain him round for some other few years.”
But those agreement talks now seem to have broken down. According to Pulso Sports' Nick Negrini, Ruidiaz "does no longer sense valued" in Seattle and is actively in search of a circulate away.
Negrini also shows "a couple of club" is willing to do what it takes to collect Ruidiaz, while reports early in November named Liga MX giants Cruz Azul as a leader for the 31-12 months-vintage's signature.
The Sounders these days crashed out of the MLS Cup Playoffs in Round One, dropping at home on penalties to Real Salt Lake despite denying the traffic a unmarried tried shot.
With no greater competitive action until February 2022, Seattle's principal consciousness will now be on looking to keep Ruidiaz at Lumen Field. Schmetzer may even look to construct a team that could re-establish Seattle as an MLS Cup challenger after a rather bad 12 months by the club's own excessive standards.
