Seattle Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid admits the club were trying to get Mike Fucito back to the club before he ended up at Portland Timbers.

The 26-year old forward was traded to Montreal Impact in February, along with Lamar Neagle, with the Sounders acquiring Eddie Johnson. On Friday, the Impact on-traded Fucito to Sounders' arch rivals Portland with Schmid revealing he was hoping to do a deal with Montreal before the move took place.

"I feel sorry for Mike," Schmid told the Seattle Times. "He's probably got to wear an undershirt because I think their green jersey is going to make his skin itch.

"I don't think Portland would ever make a trade directly with us but obviously they traded with Montreal. For Mike, who wasn't getting a look at Montreal, maybe this presents an opportunity for him.

"We had talked to (Montreal) about it but we couldn't come to an agreement."

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