Overview
- The season-long move from Southampton includes an option to purchase, with Hamburg confirming the deal on Wednesday.
- Southampton receive a €500,000 loan fee, Hamburg cover his wages, and the option is valued around €10 million plus add-ons to €12 million, per Transfermarkt.
- Hamburg leaders Eric Huwer and Claus Costa praised Downs as a direct, vertical center forward tailored to the profile set by the coaching staff.
- Downs struggled after a $9 million summer switch from FC Köln, recording 14 appearances with three starts and zero goals for Southampton.
- The striker returns to the Bundesliga with 13th-place Hamburg after reported interest from Werder Bremen, aiming to bolster his USMNT World Cup case.