The two-year contract has expired this season, and rumors of returning to the J-League have surfaced.
Japan representative DFMaya YoshidaHowever, for this season only, the Italian Serie ASampdoriaThe club’s news site, Club Doria 46, reports that it is more likely that it will leave the club.
Yoshida joined the English Premier League Southampton at the beginning of 2020 with a six-month loan transfer in search of a chance to play, and moved to a full transfer in the summer of the following year. He is regarding to expire his two-year contract for this season only.
However, even at this point in May, there was no talk of extending the contract, and it was said that the withdrawal was heavy. The report said, “There is a potential for a club involved in a residual battle to be demoted to Serie B, which is good enough to make Yoshida, who turns 34, hesitate to extend his contract.”
In addition to that, he said, “I spent 3 of the last 7 games only on the bench, and the total of 4 games was 49 minutes.”Marco GiampaoloThe fact that the club is gradually losing its position following taking office as the manager was cited as the reason why the club is not enthusiastic regarding renewing the contract.
Only the captain of the Japanese national team, who is extremely likely to participate in the Qatar World Cup (World Cup) in November, will be of great concern to the national team as to what kind of club they will spend the period until then. Rumors of returning to the J-League, and in the past, there were times when offers from the Middle East were reported. Still, it seems certain that the departure will be the focus of attention anyway, whether it is looking for a transfer destination in Europe. (FOOTBALL ZONE editorial department)
