High Quality, Low Risk: Record Number of Japanese in Premier League

High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League

Ten players from Japan were registered with top-tier English teams when the campaign kicked off last weekend and more are potentially on the way before the transfer window closes. Zion Suzuki was the highest-profile arrival with his switch to Aston Villa, with former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu returning to London with Crystal Palace, midfielder Hidemasa Morita joining Hull City and Daizen Maeda swapping Celtic for Ipswich Town. They join…

The high quality, low risk reason Premier League clubs are buying Japanese

A record number of Japanese players are in the Premier League this season, with clubs attracted by their proven quality, value for money and the “very little risk” involved in signing them. Ten players from Japan were registered with top-tier English teams when the campaign kicked off last weekend and more are potentially on the way before the transfer window closes. Zion Suzuki was the highest-profile arrival with his switch to Aston Villa, wit…

High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese players in Premier League

Ten players from Japan were registered with top-tier English teams so far this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Record number of Japanese in Premier League

Ten players from Japan were registered with top-tier English teams when the campaign kicked off last weekend, and more are potentially on the way before the transfer window closes.