Meiji Yasuda Life J1 League Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo officially announced on the 12th that they had acquired former Japan representative MF Yuki Kobayashi (30) from Vissel Kobe through a complete transfer. Meanwhile, it is a hot topic that Mr. Jay Bosroyd (40), a former England national team player at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo OB, recommended Yuki Kobayashi to transfer to Sapporo.
Yuki Kobayashi once played for Tokyo Verdy, Jubilo Iwata, and Heerenveen in the first division of the Netherlands. At the end of July this year, he made a complete transfer from Korea’s first division Ebara FC to Vissel Kobe, and since the 26th match once morest FC Tokyo on September 14th, he has started 6 games in a row and scored 3 goals. He contributed to the team’s big winning streak and J1 survival.
Immediately following Yuki Kobayashi decided to join Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Mr. Jay updated his Twitter account. “He[Yuki Kobayashi]asked me if I should move to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. Mr.) and other excellent human resources are gathered.”
“Yuki Kobayashi is a very wonderful player. If he plays in his main position, I think he will show a great performance,” he wrote, revealing that he had consulted with him before transferring. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo supporters responded to this post with retweets and likes. Comments such as “Thank you Jay!” have also been sent.
Yuki Kobayashi once played for Jubilo Iwata for regarding four and a half years from the middle of the 2012 season. He was teammates with Jay for two years starting in the 2015 season. For that reason alone, the advice from his former teammate must have been reassuring.
