Rumor Central: Birchall's time in LA coming to a close?

Chris Birchall wasn't a household name like some of the other internationals acquired by the LA Galaxy a few years ago. But he has been a stalwart of the Trinidad & Tobago national team since 2005, and he put in three more-than-serviceable years for Bruce Arena & Co. 

From the looks of this tweet on Monday morning, his time at the HDC is done.

Disappointed to say that I will not be returning to LA Galaxy,I would like to thank everyone for a Superb 3years,fans exceptional!!Thankyou!

— Chris Birchall (@chrisbirchall7) February 6, 2012

A few weeks ago, Arena had this to say about Birchall: “There hasn’t been a decision made on him. Originally he wanted to go back to England, so we obviously agreed to that and didn’t renew his option. He was looking to explore opportunities in England. Perhaps he’ll want to come back.”

Not sure at this point if anything happened in England, but it seems like the manager's final question has been answered.