Not sure if the likes of Shoji Toyama and Koki Saito can count as one but they aren't talked about the same as above despite being seen as having potential.
daiki hashioka is very good player. Can he play left back ? because with sugawara rigt back and he is left back which very promising
https://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2020/11/05/kiji/20201105s00002179086000c.html Koki Saito to Lommel (second div. belgium) via.. Manchester City, again. Lommel is part of the City Group.
Tsuyoshi Watanabe is also rumored to have an offer from Europe too. Hopefully the likes of Mitoma, Aoh Tanaka, etc. will make a move to Europe next year.
Where did you see it? That would be a surprise but I would be very happy about that. More power to Centrebacks! It's incredible to think that now Japan's weakness has become the midfield...
News came from Japanese twitter, not sure how reliable though. It mentioned that a move to the Belgian league is possible.
#WTFofthemonth https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0f3a37cea7330805ec75e00ffbe37d377a5d2940 Toichi Suzuki to Lausanne, and for 1M too!
Just came across it, not sure if it is rumored or confirmed. Just surprised that Toichi Suzuki went earlier ahead of the likes of Yuya Oki, Mitoma, Ayumu Seko, Aoh Tanaka, etc. Thought they may have performed better this year imo.
Yes but a club like Lausanne can't buy someone like Mitoma, so not really comparable. We don't really know what kind of negotiations might be going in the background for them. While I'm quite sure this was the only offer Suzuki had...
Have abit of reservations about this as well, may be too small for the Russian league. Somewhere like Belgium or Netherlands might be more suitable for him.
It's official. ⚡️⚡️⚡️В «Рубин» на правах аренды перешёл японский полузащитник Мицуки Сайто 🇯🇵 Соглашение рассчитано на 1,5 года с правом выкупа 📄Подробнее – https://t.co/RX0Kwdbt5a pic.twitter.com/2Ih1PGcpD5— «Рубин» Казань (@fcrk) December 14, 2020 1,5 year loan with buy option A thread can be opened if someone wants to do it.
Morita *seems* more than a rumor, but let's see. https://this.kiji.is/716699901107240960?c=590738465363821665
Football: Kawasaki's Hidemasa Morita to join Portuguese side Santa Clara (kyodonews.net) Morita's one seems to be certain but still not officially confirmed yet. Aoh Tanaka and Mitoma seems to have performed just as good as him if not better this season imo, not sure why there are no offers for them yet And Yuya Oki, Keisuke Osako and Kosei Tani are not really too far from Kosuke Nakamura at least for this season imo.
Doesn't sound like a super appealing offer, but at age 25 the clock is ticking for Morita if he aspires to have a quality European career. As the best holding #6 in domestic football you'd think he'd get better opportunities.
Portuguese league is a solid step to Europe, the style of play isn't so different from J. League, it's comparable. I'm surprised though: if you asked the first player to leave Frontale from this amazing season, I wouldn't have bet on Morita.
Mitoma and Tanaka are younger, higher (financial) upside prospects who will hold out for a more optimal deal.