Carlos Vela confirmed that a club "closer to home" tempted him to leave Real Sociedad this past summer but that he stayed in Spain because there were "doubts."

Vela isn't ruling out a potential move this January of next summer.

"There were various options and they were interesting because some of them would have allowed me to be closer to my country and those make you have doubts about what you want and what is most appealing but they didn't come through and so I am continuing here," Vela told Efe News Agency, although he did not specifically mention an offer from a Major League Soccer side.

"That is over and it is no longer in my hands and I can do nothing about it at this moment."