Junya Ito was not assigned a number. https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190115-18667431-gekisaka-socc He gone. Also looks like Nakamura is staying
Big or big... he was a disaster the past 1,5 seasons. I lost count on how many personal errors he made that either led to goals or goalscoring chances but every single Reysol-fan I know were very frustrated by him. He's still young of course, and if he can get rid of these "black-outs" he might develop into a decent player. I always rated Nakatani as much better though, and it's no coincidence that Nagoya only started to defend properly after he (and Eduardo Neto) arrived..
https://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2019/01/23/kiji/20190122s00002180293000c.html Kashima U-18's GK Leo Kokubo Brian joining S.L. Benfica. Presumably the youth side.
Nagoya Grampus midfielder Shunpei Fukuhori on loan to Vitoria Guimarães. http://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2019/0124-sc-3.php
✍ Bem-vindo, Leo Kokubo.ℹ https://t.co/fODoDisAwU#FormarAGanhar pic.twitter.com/1HeybThSDM— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) January 25, 2019
better for all these young players to try their luck abroad with the new foreigner allowance in the j league.
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20190131-00167347-soccermzw-socc Portimonese want Junya Ito as a replacement for Nakajima
Junya Ito also linked to a move to Genk in Belgium 柏レイソル伊東純也ベルギー1部、ゲンク移籍!! pic.twitter.com/BeNvdFfC8G— すこんく〜移籍情報すこすこ〜 (@kosunsarukahi) January 31, 2019
One has to wonder what Kashiwa Reysol can accomplish if they have a senior team management similar to Kashima Antlers?
FC Gifu signed a German goalkeeper from FC Kaiserslautern: #FCK-Keeper Jan-Ole Sievers wechselt bis Ende des Jahres auf Leihbasis nach Japan. Viel Erfolg in Fernost, Ole! 🇯🇵Hier die Detalis: https://t.co/d5hs5oIuBq #Betze pic.twitter.com/pyzzkMZ3Lq— 1. FC Kaiserslautern (@Rote_Teufel) February 8, 2019 Here are his stats: https://int.soccerway.com/players/jan-ole-sievers/307864/
https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futb...efusa-kubo-fc-barcelona-fichaje-fc-tokyo.html Kubo to Barca B this summer
Vissel have signed another player from Barcelona. ようこそセルジ サンペール選手🔴⚫️Welcome Samper!Bienvenido Samper!FCバルセロナよりMFセルジ サンペール選手(@SergiSamper)が完全移籍にて加入することとなりました!Sergi #Samper, MF player, to Join #Vissel Kobe from FC Barcelona!https://t.co/yWt6GacM3K#vissel #visselkobe pic.twitter.com/3jGQ2pAAo6— ヴィッセル神戸 (@visselkobe) March 7, 2019
Takefusa Kubo may not return to Barcelona: ‼ Take Kubo, casi descartado, se aleja del Barçahttps://t.co/YvtCs4e4ec por @martinezferran pic.twitter.com/j9MzQIOmSP— Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) June 1, 2019
That's actually good news. Despite its huge investment, Barça B is very incompetent at developing players. In their top team, if I'm not wrong, the last player who came from Barcelona B is Sergi Roberto, and that was in 2013. Kubo should instead go to Ajax or Porto, those are hands down the best places for players to improve themselves (just look at Militão, back then when he played for São Paulo, we supporters considered him to be just an average player, and after one season at Porto, he is already at Real Madrid). Hopefully other young japanese prospects such as Doan and Tomiyasu will play at Ajax or Porto as well.
That's not all bad, is it ? Now that he has started to play at senior level, it would be a pity to break the dynamic. It's not worth sitting on a bench, even with Barça's tracksuit. There will be enough time for him to return there later if he continues to play well. In the meantime, why doesn't he go to Poland to play a little game next tuesday ? Need him.