Maurice Malone, a 26-year-old German-American centre-forward, is set to leave SK Sturm Graz for a transfer to Major League Soccer club Minnesota United, with an official confirmation expected shortly. This move represents a change from the striker's recent links to the Cypriot club FC Pafos. Malone was signed by Sturm for approximately two million euros in September of the previous year and was no longer in the club's first-team plans for the new season. He had been removed from the squad and made a recent appearance for the club's second team. He has 3 caps and 1 goal for Germany's U21 team. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €1.00m.