It appears that the Seattle Sounders 33rd overall pick in last week’s MLS SuperDraft, Tyler Miller, has decided to not sign with the club and stay in Germany. Miller elected to sign with German fourth division club SVN Zweibrücken, first reported by Inside NU on Monday. His contract will run through the end of the 2014-15 season.

Zweibrücken, for those of you that don’t know, plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, one of five regional leagues that comprise the fourth tier of German soccer. Last year, Zweibrücken finished seventh but currently sent in 16th place of an 18 team league.

Miller decided to skip the MLS combine because of an opportunity to play Europe,

“I was approached by a contact that had several connections throughout Europe and he opened the door for me to go on trial [tryout] with several clubs in Germany. It was always something I was interested in pursuing, but never really knew how to go about that until this contact came along. I have always followed European soccer. I knew that’s where many of the top players were, and thought if I could get over there, who knows what could be possible.”–courtesy of insidenu.com

An important factor with this is that the Sounders hold Miller’s MLS rights for two years. If Miller were to decide to come to MLS sometime in the next two years, Seattle would be able to negotiate with him or trade his rights.

This is a huge blow for the Sounders. They traded away future considerations, Sean Okoli, to the New England Revolution in order to draft Miller. The Sounders currently only have two goalkeepers on the roster, Stefan Frei and Troy Perkins. The Sounders essentially gave Okoli to the Revolution for nothing in return.

Going in the Sounders knew it would be tough to sign Miller, but they figured it was worth the risk. Apparently it was not and I hope that it does not come back to bite them in the butt. Okoli is a young and talented forward that would not have gotten much playing time with the first team. However, he could have learned the system in S2 and been ready to contribute to the first team in the near future.

What are your thoughts? That was a huge mishap. Do you agree with me?

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