Ko Itakura, who played for the Dutch men's national team in Groningen last season at the Tokyo Olympics, will be transferred to Schalke 04 in the second division of Germany for a limited time.
According to Schalke 04 in the second division of Germany, Manchester City, the English Premier League powerhouse that owns Itakura, has agreed to join Schalke for a limited time this season.
Itakura is 24 years old from Kanagawa prefecture.
He is a player in a defensive position with a stable defense and the ability of "build-up" to assemble an attack from behind, and he also has the strength of heading that makes the best use of his height of 1 meter 86 cm.
After January, I joined Manchester City and joined Groningen, the first division of the Netherlands, with a loan contract.
He also participated in the Tokyo Olympics and contributed to Japan's advancement to the top four.
Schalke, the transferee, is a team that former Japan national team and Atsuto Uchida, who retired from active duty last year, also belonged to, and Itakura said, "I am very happy to be able to play for Schalke. I would be happy if you could impress me. "