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French soccer club # Marseille has signed a contract with veteran Japanese left-back Yuto Nagatomo, whose contract with Turkey’s Galatasaray has expired, to play the role of substitute for Jordan Amafi.
“He has arrived in Marseille, he will undergo tests and we hope things will go well,” Marseille coach Andre Villach Bouache told Televot after his team defeated Brest 3-2 in the league.
The Portuguese coach added: “We spoke together with Frank (McCourt, the American owner) and Pablo (the Spanish soccer coach Longoria), and we are looking for an expert player. He has played 12 games in the Champions League in the last two and a half years, He has the experience of the captain’s armband, the captain in the halls. He speaks several languages. “
Nagatomo joined his international compatriot Hiroki Sakai, who has defended the colors of the Mediterranean team since 2016, and often occupies the position of right back, but also the left and the heart of the defense.
Nagatomo (122 caps and 4 goals) will reach 34 on September 12, in contrast to Marseille newcomers midfielder Bab Guy and Argentine defender Leonardo Balerdi, 21.
Viash-Boach added that Nagatomo moved as a free player “to assume the role of substitute for Amavi.”
And before two seasons in the Turkish league, Nagatomo wore the colors of Inter Milan for seven years and the captain’s crest in some games.
With his country, he won the AFC Asian Cup in 2011 and finished runner-up in 2019. He also fought with the finals of the “Samurai” World Cup three times, reaching the final prize in 2010 and 2018.
“We are looking for another striker” to support Argentine Dario Benedetto, although “we had Valer (German) and Marley (Aki),” concluded Vyache Bouach.
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