Brandon Bye

Right Back - Seattle Sounders
20 Dec 2029
Thursday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 25 Transfers Relations Events 37 Awards Matches History

Events

37

  1. He has started to want: To finish on his own terms

    Mind

  2. He has made a formal demand: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  3. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  4. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind

  5. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  6. Given a personal development plan

  7. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  8. Returned to full training after injury

    Moderate
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  9. Settling well into the dressing room

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  10. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  11. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  12. Told he is not in the manager's plans

  13. Left out as Hassani Dotson was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Hassani Dotson was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  14. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Olivier Mbaizo was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A low-importance fixture meant managed minutes.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  16. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  17. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Olivier Mbaizo was preferred — lower injury-risk profile.
    Cause
    A low-importance fixture meant managed minutes.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  18. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  19. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  20. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  21. He has started to want: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  22. Free transfer

    Decision
    Movement
    Portland Timbers → Seattle Sounders

  23. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  24. Left out as Álex Roldán was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Álex Roldán was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  25. He has come to believe: They discarded him

    Mind

  26. He has made a formal demand: A settled future

    Mind

  27. Pre-contract agreed

    Decision
    Movement
    → Seattle Sounders

  28. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $1.2M/y

  29. He has come to believe: He won everything here

    Mind

  30. He has said it out loud: A bigger club

    Mind

  31. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $1.2M/y

  32. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Surplus to squad requirements
    Who
    Board

  33. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $1.2M/y

  34. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind

  35. He has said it out loud: A settled future

    Mind

  36. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.2M/y

  37. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $1.2M/y