The Japanese media have revealed that Scottish giants Lodi have finalized an agreement with Japanese side Kobe Victory to welcome 22-year-old central defender Yuki Kobayashi to the club in January next year. Currently, the two sides only need to negotiate personal terms to facilitate the deal. Yuki Kobayashi will become the fifth Japanese player in the Zelodi team once the transfer is completed.
Yuki Kobayashi, a left-footed center back, has played for the Japan U20 national team, but has yet to become a starter for the Japanese national team. The move was apparently advocated by Zelodi head coach Pusidicolu, an Australian-based coach who spent three years at Yokohama Marinos and knows the Japanese league inside out, and has frequently looked at Japanese players in recent years.
Yuki Kobayashi is set to become the fifth Japanese player in the Zaradi squad, with top scorer Henwu Furuhashi the most successful of the team, and striker Daizo Maeda and defense core Reino the key players of the team, while Yosuke Ideguchi has yet to be fully utilized. Despite their early exit from the UEFA Europa League group stage, the Zloty are still at the top of the table in the Scottish Premier League.
