Given the choice between staying and leaving, Movsisyan, it seems, would choose to leave for two primary reasons. First, he'd be able to join Randers for preseason training and have as much time as possible to get acclimated to his club. Second, moving now would allow his wife, Marianna, who's expecting the couple's baby in December or January, to settle in Europe before that happens.

"From a family standpoint, it would be easier to make the move now just because in January I'd have to leave my family behind for a month until the baby can travel with a passport," said Movsisyan.

If, however, MLS and Randers can't reach an agreement, Movsisyan says he's happy to stay here for the rest of the year.

"I have loyalty to this club and to these guys on the field," Movsisyan said of RSL. "To be honest with you, I don't care about anybody outside of this club (or) what people think I did. I made a decision for myself to take the next step in my career. I have to be loyal to my teammates, whether it's playing out my contract and going in January (or) ... if MLS decides they wanna sell me now."

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