While American strikers like Clint Dempsey and Brian McBride have had success in the Premier League, Bobby Wood has followed the path of Conor Casey in the Bundesliga. After spending the 2015-2016 season in 2. Bundesliga breaking Casey’s record for goal scoring by an American in Germany, Wood has enjoyed success with Hamburg SV since joining the club last May.
ESPNFC is reporting that the club would like to keep Wood despite rumors that Premier League clubs would like to bring him in. In response to the transfer talk, Hamburg sporting director Jens Todt praised the Hawaiian telling German outlet Bild, “He's in top shape.