Aberdeen goalkeeper Derek Soutar is set to sign for American MSL outfit Houston Dynamo.  The 26 year old former Scotland under-21 international is expected to be invited to Texas for a trail once the SPL season concludes.

Soutar has been told by Aberdeen he will not be offered a new contract when his current deal expires in the summer.  Houston are managed by former St Johnstone player Dominic Kinnear and coached by retired Scotland international John Spencer. They actively scout in Scottish football and recently recruited English goalkeeper Tony Caig from Gretna.

The Dynamo management team have been impressed by reports on Soutar and are keen to add him to a Scottish colony which includes Aberdeen-born Stuart Holden.

Derek Soutar formerly played with Dundee, as well as loan spells at Alloa and Brechin before arriving at Pittodrie on a free in July 2006. In total he’s made 17 appearances for the Dons and had been set to claim the No 1 jersey following Jamie Langfield’s much publicized troubles with the Aberdeen management. Langfield however has managed to hold on to his place. Along with Derek Soutar, reserve team goalkeeper Greg Kelly has also been released.

With no adequate backup for Langfield, the search for a goalkeeper continues, with ex-Aberdeen player Derek Stillie widely tipped to make a return to the north-east following his relatively unsuccessful spell at League 1’s Gillingham.