It has been decided that Kaoru Mitoma of J1 and Kawasaki Frontale, who will represent Japan in the Tokyo Olympics and men's soccer, will be transferred to Brighton in the English Premier League.
According to Brighton, this season he will be transferring to a team in the Belgian First Division for a limited time to play.
The 24-year-old Kaoru Mitoma is a midfielder who is good at breaking through dribbling with slow and fast movements, and is highly evaluated for his highly accurate passes and shots.
Last season, when he was a rookie, he scored 13 points, which was the highest number of newcomers in J1, and also marked the top 12 in the league, scoring 8 goals in 20 league games this season.
He was also selected as a member of the Japan national team for the Tokyo Olympics, and although he was not in a good condition due to a thigh injury, he dribbled to defend his opponent in the 3rd place playoff against Mexico on the 6th of this month, and scored 1 point. I mentioned.
Kawasaki Frontale announced on the 10th that Mitoma has decided to transfer to Brighton in the English Premier League.
Also, according to Brighton, Mitoma will gain experience by transferring to the Belgian First Division Sanji Lowers for a limited time this season.
Through Frontale, Mitoma said, "I have various thoughts, but as a professional soccer player, I always have aspirations and challenges, so I made this decision. I will make use of what I learned at Frontale to grow even more as a soccer player. I want to do it. "