On Sunday morning, Paok PAOK, the biggest city in northern Greece, set off for the Netherlands, where it was ready for a two-week training camp with four warm-up games. This time, a total of 30 players participated in the training camp with the team. Returning coach Lucescu, the team's honourable coach, will use this opportunity to determine the squad for the new season.
In Paoke's team, Shinji Kagawa appears. At the beginning of the year, shinji Kagawa joined Paoque and only made 8 appearances due to injuries. At the end of the season, he returned to Japan. Recently, it has been repeatedly rumored from the Japanese media that Kagawa will leave the Greek team and return to Japan to play football. However, Shinji Kagawa's participation in the training camp with the team this time shows his determination to continue to work in Europe.
Shinji Kagawa, who is already 32 years old, spent his peak at Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United. He played 216 Bundesliga games for Borussia Dortmund, contributing 60 goals and 55 assists, winning two Bundesliga titles and two cups. He was then shot by Sir Alex Ferguson and spent two seasons for United, contributing 6 goals and 10 assists in 57 games.
Lucescu saw Shinji Kagawa's strength and experience, so he added him to the training list and let him prove himself again. Kagawa's contract with Paoque is one-and-a-half years and ends next summer. Whether he will be able to remain in the team and whether he will be able to secure a stable playing position in the new season will be revealed in a few weeks.
When Paoke arrived at Düsseldorf Airport, Shinji Kagawa was recognized by the fans, who came forward to take a group photo. It seems that his popularity in Germany is the highest in the team.
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