FC Cincinnati is finalizing a deal to acquire Japanese striker Yuya Kubo from Belgian club KAA Gent, multiple sources have told The Athletic.



Kubo, 26, is scheduled to travel to Cincinnati this week to finalize the deal. He will be a designated player.



Kubo has spent the past four seasons with Gent, but was loaned to Nurnberg in the German Bundesliga for the 2018-19 season. He scored a total of 22 goals for Gent across his first two seasons in Belgium before going to Nurnberg, where he managed to score just once in 22 Bundesliga appearances. Kubo has three goals and two assists in 12 appearances across all competitions for Gent this season, though he has zero goals or assists in six league matches.



Prior to joining Gent, Kubo spent four seasons with Young Boys in the Swiss League, scoring 26 goals in league competition. He has 13 caps for the Japanese national team, including six appearances and two goals in 2018 World Cup qualifying. His...