USMNT's Damion Downs set to join Southampton in €8m transfer from Koln
The move is subject to a medical for the 21-year old, who was a second-half substitute for Mauricio Pochettino's side in Sunday's Gold Cup final defeat to Mexico in Texas.
Born in Bavaria to an American father and German mother, Downs represented Germany at youth level but opted to represent the U.S. at senior level, earning a call-up to Pochettino's squad for the first time in May this year.
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He was named in the final roster for the Gold Cup squad, and scored the winning penalty in the shootout win over Costa Rica at the quarter-final stage, having come off the bench.
Downs has spent the entirety of his professional career in Germany, where he was born, and scored 11 goals for Koln last season in 2. Bundesliga — German football's second division.
Southampton were relegated from the Premier League last season after a 20th-place finish with just 12 points and are looking to rebuild under new head coach Will Still.
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