J1 Vegalta Sendai announced on the 20th that he had canceled the contract with MF Ryohei Dobuchi (26) on the same day.

Michibuchi was allegedly assaulted by a woman who was dating someone in some weekly magazines published that day and was arrested on September 7 on suspicion of injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman known during the J1 Kofu era (now J2) in 2017. Since then, he has been removed from prosecution. The club has not confirmed the arrest, but confirmed through the person himself that the content of the article, the photos and the posted email exchanges were mostly true and the contract was canceled.

The club held a press conference in Sendai City on the 20th about the weekly magazine’s coverage, explained by President Hideyasu Kikuchi, Director Masaaki Watanabe and the General Manager of the Strengthening and Training Division, Shoyo Tanji. At the beginning of the meeting, Chairman Kikuchi said: “We deeply apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused to our fans, supporters, shareholders, sponsors and the J-League due to the publication of articles related to our club’s players. I would like to deeply apologize for this, “he apologized.

According to the club, there was a problem with a woman from August 9-10 and on the 14th the other woman was contacted and the club acknowledged the case that day. On the same day, the strengthening headquarters and the reception interviewed Dobuchi. After that, there was an argument between both lawyers. From the 18th on, Michibuchi was put on hold at home and the case was reported to the J League that day. The deal is said to have been finalized on September 5. He was voluntarily accompanied by the police on the 7th, but was released on the afternoon of the same day. Michibuchi has been practicing and joining since the 8th.

Although the club was able to verify the fact of the voluntary accompaniment and the release by the police, the fact of the arrest in the magazine’s weekly report could not be confirmed, and the player’s own lawyer said: “The arrest warrant was executed. Released a few hours later. It was explained that it was done and it was reported that it was a “lesser punishment”. President Kikuchi and the forward team will consider their removal in the future.

Dobuchi joined Sendai last season after working for Sendai Youth, Meidai, and Kofu. Armed with the best momentum and forward power in the team, he is the main force on the right side, recording 5 goals in 25 games from his first year of entry and 1 goal in 13 games this season. One of the protagonists of the local area, he started in the match against Urawa on the 18th of the previous section.