http://www.sanspo.com/soccer/top/st200302/st2003022601.html Bayern will send a scout to look at Cerezo Osaka FW/MF Yoshito Okubo in April. Cerezo Osaka have a biz. relationship with Bayern, so maybe this shouldn't come as a surprise. Bayern have said they will acquire a Japanese player in the offseason. It's just a matter of who they will pick. It would be a bit of a shocker IMHO if they picked an up and comer like Okubo instead of some of the more established players linked with moves to Europe. If he is picked, he has a decent chance of playing, IMO, since 2 of their first team FWs, Zickler and Elber have basically said, "Get me the hell out of Munich!"