Because of Li Lei's joining, the Grasshoppers have become one of the most concerned teams on the domestic Network recently. This week, the Grasshoppers officially announced the signing of post-00s center-back Kobuyuki from Sakura Osaka in the J-League, and Li Lei also welcomed his second Japanese teammate.
Setobuyuki, from Sakura Osaka's youth academy, won the J.League Rookie of the Year in the 2020 season. As the best young centre-back in the J League, Sekobuyuki has been selected for the National Olympic Team in the past year and participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games. He was selected for the Japanese national team for the first time at the end of the year. However, Sekobumon withdrew from the Japanese national team training camp in January due to physical discomfort, and it is not known whether it is related to the promotion of the transfer.
In fact, Sekobumon's transfer was also very sudden, and on Tuesday came the news that the Grasshopper Club was interested in Sekobumon, when the Japanese media widely speculated that he would stay in the ocean on loan. On the same day, Sakura Osaka announced the transfer of Kobuyuki Kusanagi, and the two sides signed a contract until 2025.
Just a week ago, Sekobumon had just renewed his contract with Sakura Osaka for two years. Sakura was caught off guard by this transfer, but it also really brought a transfer fee for the club. Seko explained why he left: "I thought I would continue to play for Sakura this year, but then I received a contract from a foreign team. Staying in The Ocean was my childhood dream, so I chose to transfer. Although the club retained me, in the end it respected my choice and gave me the opportunity to take on new challenges. ”
In fact, looking at Sekobu Meng's resume, it is extremely similar to Zhu Chenjie of the Shenhua team. Both were born in 2000, both have won the best rookie in the top league, and both are key defensive newcomers to their respective national teams. Why did they choose to sign SekobuBumon instead of Zhu Chenjie when the Chinese Football Association vigorously promoted the stay of yang and grasshoppers were Also Chinese-funded clubs?
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Why did Grasshopper sign Sekobumon? Although there are factors such as his excellent ability and great potential. But there is another very important reason that cannot be ignored, his predecessor Jun Kawabe laid a good foundation for him in Switzerland. Jun Kawabe, who moved from Sanfrecce Hiroshima to Grasshopper this season, quickly became the absolute main force of the team after coming to the Swiss League, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in 16 league games.
This also allowed Jun Kawabe to be included in the Premier League Wolves, which is also controlled by Fosun Group, during the winter break, but he will continue to stay in Grasshopper and play in the Swiss League for the second half of the season. This means that Setobumon and his Japanese predecessors can only be teammates for half a year.
On the same day that Sekobuyuki moved to Grasshopper, another Japanese striker, Kosuke Tagawa, also joined Portuguese Premier League side Santa Clara on loan. In Santa Clara, Kensuke Tagawa is also not alone, and there is also one of his compatriots, Japan international Hidemasa Morita. Also staying in the Ocean last year, Hidemasa Morita also played in the Portuguese Premier League, and the Championship team has already offered 5 million pounds, hoping to sign the Japanese back.
This model of staying abroad with the old and the new is more obvious in the Belgian and Scottish leagues. Initially based on the Japanese team Sint-Turden, a large number of Japanese players were sent to the Belgian league for training, which also opened up the Belgian market. Jianyang Jianyang and Endo Hang both moved from St. Turdon to higher leagues.
After a lot of sands, there are currently as many as 15 Japanese players playing in the Bundesliga. During the winter transfer period, four Japanese players, Shinji Kagawa, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Hiroki Machida and Tsuyoshi Watanabe, landed in Belgium. And they have also played a pivotal role in their respective teams.
Furuhashi's performance in the Soviet Super League has also made the Celtics' Japanese players' love reach an incomparable level. In the midweek league, Maeda Dairan, Yosuke Izuguchi and Flagster Yoshiyoshi, who had just joined the Celtics during the winter break, all got their debut opportunities.
Among them, Maeda Dairan scored his debut goal to join the Celtics, and the flag bearer Pi Yang was elected the MVP of the game. If it weren't for Hiroshi Furuhashi's absence due to injury, it would most likely have been a feat of the Celtics sending four Japanese players at the same time.
In fact, Chinese players are not without opportunities to stay in the Ocean, Wang Shangyuan and Wei Shihao have had good performances in the First Division and the Portuguese Premier League, and the starting point of the two of them is also very high, Bruges and Boavista are league powerhouses. However, due to various reasons, it is also too early to give up staying in the West, which also makes European clubs more cautious about signing Chinese players.
Now, Li Lei has gained a valuable opportunity to stay in the West, hoping that he can stand firm and at least become the leader of Chinese players in the Swiss league.