Sounders fans buzzing about renewed Reda Doulyazal to Seattle rumor

November 5, 8:17 AMSeattle Soccer ExaminerDavid Falk

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It would be easy to dismiss the current buzz in Seattle soccer forum circles about Moroccan player Reda Doulyazal coming to Seattle next season. After all, we hear all sorts of talk about possible future Sounders.Then I remember the way we heard about Fredy Montero and Freddie Ljungberg, via the same fan connections network. Suddenly we have to at least take notice.

Reda Doulyazal. Will he be a Sounder in 2010? (photo courtesy of Mountakhab.net)

The Seattle Times caught his trial with Seattle in late July. After that the player's name sort of left the local radar.

The gyst of the posts at GOALSeattle and elsewhere seem to be that the 24-year old attacking left center midfielder has been rumored in African press as a Seattle signee. Then a Seattle fan spoke with a guy from Morocco on the streets of Seattle who said his Morrocan friend 'has signed with the Sounders' and will be joining the club in January.

It all makes for good (early) offseason hot stove material. I'll be the first to say that if it happens, it wouldn't surprise me. Seattle's soccer internet is a powerful thing.

Getting information or video about an Arabic, Morrocan player (they speak French as a second language) isn't easy. I've not seen any good action footage of Reda. Of course the Sounders have seen him up close and know enough by now.

Despite the fact that Reda's wiki page says he 'left the Sounders' last August, rumors that he's coming back for next season just won't go away.