Europe’s prestigious team was “moving to acquire” the Japan national team midfielder, but there was no surprise transfer…Local report: “Replacement candidates have fallen through the cracks”

Dutch club Ajax targeted a Japanese defensive midfielder in this winter’s transfer window. Kodai Sano and Hidemasa Morita of Sporting. Why were negotiations not concluded and reinforcements not achieved? We will decipher the reality of negotiations that have been going on behind the scenes and the current position of Japanese midfielders from the perspective of European clubs, as well as the structure of the transfer market. Does this “quiet failure” indicate a change at Ajax or an increase in the value of Japanese players? #Hidemasa Morita #Kotai Sano #Japanese midfielder #Overseas soccer #Transfer market #Eredivisie #Sporting #European soccer