Key Takeaways
- Damion Downs will return to Southampton when his loan at Hamburger SV expires this summer.
- The 21-year-old striker failed to score in eleven appearances for the German second division club.
- HSV officials praised the American’s professionalism despite deciding not to exercise their purchase option.
Hamburger SV will not sign Damion Downs on a permanent deal. The American forward will return to Southampton FC when his loan contract ends this summer.
Downs joined the German side in January. The 21-year-old hoped to boost the club’s attack in the 2. Bundesliga. However, he did not score any goals in eleven matches.
According to Sky Germany, the Hamburg club holds an option to buy the player. However, they have decided against using it. Journalist Florian Plettenberg reports that HSV still respects Downs. They had no complaints about his attitude or behaviour during his time at the club.
The striker previously played for 1. FC Köln. He scored ten goals in twenty-nine games in Germany’s second tier. Since that successful period, he has struggled to find his best form.