J-League Nagoya President's surprise remarks, "Recruitment of De Bruyne? I don't rule out the possibility."

J-League Nagoya President's surprise remarks, "Recruitment of De Bruyne? I don't rule out the possibility."

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"De Bruyne? I don't rule out the possibility."

Former Nagoya executive director Katsuhiro Shimizu (47), who took office as the new president of the Nagoya Grampus of the J-League 1, made a surprise remark while promising to beef up the team's roster. He was referring to "big league star" Kevin de Bruyne (34) of the Manchester City Belgium who will gain free agency status this summer.

According to a report by Japan's "Chunichi Sports" on the 26th, Nagoya's former president, Gomi Konishi, who served as chief executive officer for eight years from 2017, stepped down. He moved to management advisor and Shimizu, who served as executive director for a long time, became the new president. The media introduced, "Shimizu is the second person since Kazumasa Kume, who is not an employee of Toyota Motor Corporation, the parent company, to take office as president of the Nagoya club."

Nagoya is currently ranked 18th (3 wins, 7 draws, 7 losses), which is in the relegation zone from J1.

"We have to go up from now on, no matter what," Shimizu said in an inaugural press conference. "It's a difficult time, but we beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima, our strong opponent at home on the 20th. We also showed strong performance in the first half against the Kashima Antlers," Shimizu said in a hopeful remark.

He also promised to recruit players to enhance their capacity in the upcoming summer transfer market. At that time, a reporter asked, "Can we recruit Bruyne to leave Manchester City in the English Premier League after this season?" In fact, major J-League clubs hired big league stars such as Andrés Iniesta, Juan Mata, and Fernando Torres to increase their power and increase their popularity.

De Bruyne is attracting attention from Saudi Arabia and the U.S. MLS, who control "oil money." There are also reports within the Premier League that De Bruyne will still seek to recruit him based on his value. If he joins the Asian stage through the J-League, it will become a hot topic of conversation again. 온라인카지노

"We are considering (reinforcing) various positions," Shimizu said. "We do not rule out the possibility (of recruiting De Bruyne)," adding, "As a current team, raising the ranking is the top priority. I don't know if we can make such a move at this time (of the competition)."

It remains to be seen whether De Bruyne will be recruited throughout the J-League, starting with his remarks.