Landycakes Not the Only One to Germany?

November 28th, 2008 | By: Brooks Peck | 1 Comment »

Lost in the holiday shuffle (at least, around here) was an article by Soccernet’s Steve Davis, who says Landon Donovan might not be the only American headed to the Bundesliga come January.

According to Davis, Eintracht Frankfurt are hot on the trail of FrankenCooper, and the FC Dallas striker is getting serious about exploring the move:

The big fellow and his family may make a trip to Germany soon for a personal look-see at the Bundesliga outfit. Bernd Hölzenbein, a once-prominent German international who played for Kenny Cooper Sr. in American indoor soccer some years ago, is now a scout for Frankfurt. He was in Colorado last week to see Cooper and speak to the family.

Hölzenbein apparently came away impressed.

Davis goes on to explore the possible outcomes of this situation, and says Cooper will likely cost around $4 million.

So what do you make of this? Is Frankfurt a good destination for Cooper, or would you rather see him end up at Rosenborg or Cardiff, who were both rumored to be interested earlier this summer?

Tags: Cardiff, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Dallas, Group E, Kenny Cooper, Landon Donovan, MLS, Rosenborg, Transfer Rumors

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Even though frankfurt isn’t a great bundesliga club, 12th currently in the standings, they are still in a top flight division and probably won’t fall into relegation this year. I would hate to see him end up at a norwegian club as I feel that is a step down from bundesliga and probably even 2nd tier english soccer. Also, Cardiff is in a position where they can play into promotion. However, I don’t really want to see cooper and johnson on the same team.

My vote is for frankfurt and I would be ecstatic if that’s where he ended up. That would mean US players would represent something like 5 bundesliga clubs? Hertha, Munich, Frankfurt, Hannover and M’gladbach?