Itakura Ko Itakura, the defender of Japan national football team, has been decided to transfer to Mengengladbach of the German 1st division league.
The 25-year-old Itakura is a defender who has a strong point in one-on-one situations and aerial battles, has a high ability to distribute balls, and can handle voluntary in addition to center back.
He has participated in a total of 12 games for the Japanese national team, and showed a stable defense against Neymar and others in the match against Brazil on the 6th of last month.
Itakura played in Schalke 04 in the German 2nd division last season and contributed to the promotion of the team by scoring 4 goals while serving as a defensive key, but it was decided to leave the team.
On the 2nd, Mönchengladbach of Germany's first division announced that he had signed a four-year contract with Itakura until June 2026.
Itakura's number has been decided to be "3".
Mönchengladbach, who was 10th in the league last season, is an old man who has won the German 1st division five times in the 1970s.