The 1. FC Köln would like to extend the contract with Damion Downs prematurely. Now the striker arouses interest in England.
The poker game for the future of Damion Downs will probably accompany the 1st FC Köln by summer. The billy goats presented their storm talent an offer for premature extension weeks ago. One year before the end of his current working paper, however, the German-American also arouses concrete interest in England.
As Sky reported first, FC Southampton is trying to Downs. The TV station brings around five million euros into play as a possible transfer fee. According to information from the “Geissblog”, there was actually a contact of the English Premier League relegation with the German Bundesliga promoter. Southampton’s first request for Downs did not even brood Cologne sports director Thomas Kessler.
Rather, Kessler’s wish is still an extension with downs. The “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” recently reported that the own plant should have an offer over four years with a salary of around 1.5 million euros per season.
Appropriately, FC managing director Philipp Türoff said: “We would like to go on the way with Damion together. We clearly decided internally that we would keep it and extend the contract with him.” The FC therefore “made a very, very good offer,” continued Türoff. “However, we no longer have whether he will sign the new contract.”
Downs, which is currently preparing for the Gold Cup with the US national team, also has alternatives, as the definitely interest from England shows. It remains to be seen whether Southampton will make you serious in the coming weeks and improve his offer. Furthermore, the attacker should also have at least one option in Italy.
The Cologne negotiating position is not really good. Under no circumstances should it be risked that Downs will go into the new season with a leakage contract and then possibly leave the club free of charge. Of course, the potential interested parties who do not want to dig too far into their pockets one year before the end of the contract also know that.
From a Cologne perspective, the ball is now at Downs. The striker, who had insured in an interview with the “Geissblog” in January that he could definitely imagine an extension at FC “”, must either react to the Cologne contract offer or deposit his change of change. Due to the Gold Cup, in which Downs could be in use with the US team in the event of success, there is a risk of hanging.