USMNT's Will Packwood leaves Birmingham, potentially for MLS, Revs

Will Packwood is seemingly on his way back to the USA after nearly eight years abroad.

Packwood, the 21-year-old U.S. men's national team defender, has been released from his contract with Birmingham in order to join MLS, the English League Championship side announced on Wednesday. Packwood's contract was due to run until the end of June. MLS's transfer window is closed from May 12 until July 8, but as a free agent he can now sign at any time.

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Packwood has been in the Birmingham system since 2007, and he's been with the first team since 2012, making 21 top-flight appearances. He suffered a broken leg in January, 2013, that cost him a number of months, but he bounced back and was called into U.S. camp for the senior team's friendly against Ukraine in March 2014 and most recently played for the U.S. U-23s in friendlies against Denmark and Bosnia-Herzegovina this past March.

Packwood is reportedly set to train with the New England Revolution, which would be a homecoming for the Massachusetts native, should he land there. It is unclear which team has discovery rights to Packwood, but he is not on the fixed list of players subjected to the league's allocation order.

GALLERY: U.S. Soccer uniforms through the years

U.S. Soccer uniforms through the years

1990 (Home)

Paul Caligiuri

1992-94 (Home)

Jeff Agoos

1992-94 (Away)

Cobi Jones

1993 (Third)

Dominic Kinnear

1994-95 (Home)

Alexi Lalas

1994-95 (Away)

Alexi Lalas

1995-98 (Home)

John Harkes

1995-98 (Away)

Eric Wynalda

1995-98 (Third)

John Harkes

1998-2000 (Home)

Eric Wynalda

1998-2000 (Away)

Claudio Reyna

2000-02 (Home)

Earnie Stewart

2000-02 (Away)

Landon Donovan

2002-04 (Home)

Brian McBride

2002-04 (Away)

Landon Donovan

2003 (Third)

Cory Gibbs

2004-06 (Home)

Landon Donovan

2004-06 (Away)

Clint Dempsey

2004 (Third)

Clint Dempsey

2004-06 (Home)

Eddie Johnson

2004-06 (Away)

Josh Wolff

2006 (Third)

Eddie Johnson

2007 (Third)

Landon Donovan

2008-10 (Home)

Jozy Altidore

2008-10 (Away)

Sacha Kljestan

2010-12 (Home)

Landon Donovan

2010-12 (Away)

Jozy Altidore

2011 (Third)

Brek Shea

2012-14 (Home)

Michael Bradley

2012-14 (Away)

Clint Dempsey

2013 (Third)

Clint Dempsey

2014-16 (Home)

Jermaine Jones

2014 (Away)

Clint Dempsey

2015 (Away)

Fabian Johnson

2016

Tim Howard, Matt Miazga, Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris

2017

Christian Pulisic, Jordan Morris, Alejandro Bedoya, Bobby Wood, Crystal Dunn, Carli Lloyd, Allie Long, Tobin Heath.

2017

Dom Dwyer