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Coventry City complete third summer signing as Doug King continues transfer window spend DONE DEAL
Coventry City complete third summer signing as Doug King continues transfer window spend DONE DEAL
Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as the Sky Blues secure their third summer signing
Coventry City have completed their third summer signing with the arrival of Japanese international Tatsuhiro Sakamoto who has been plying his trade in Belgium.
The Sky Blues have identified somewhat of a leftfield signing – certainly their first ever Japanese player – in the 26-year-old who is understood to be a versatile player who can play as a wing-back, winger or in midfield.
CoventryLive understands City have paid 1.5million Euros (£1.2m) for the player who was also wanted by AA Gent and RC Genk. The player completed his medical at Ryton on Friday and flew out with Mark Robins’ squad to Portugal on Saturday for the club’s pre-season training camp.
Sakamoto has signed a three-year contract, having moved from KV Oostende who were relegated from the Belgian top flight Jupiler League last season. The Tokyo-born player started out at Montedio Yamagata in the Japanese second tier, scoring seven goals in 44 games, before stepping up to the highest J1 division with Cerezo Osaka, for whom he scored eight goals in 66 league games between 2020-22.
He then moved to Europe with a loan spell at Oostende in January 2022 with an option for the Belgium club to buy. This option was triggered later in May, with Oostende signing him in a complete transfer lasting to 2025.
But, after finishing second from bottom of the division last term, Oostende have dropped to the second tier and Sakamoto has secured a move to England with the Sky Blues.
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Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as Belgian football expert gives insight to the Sky Blues’ latest summer signing
Coventry City have unveiled their third summer signing in quick and skilful wide man Tatsuhiro Sakamoto – a Japanese international who is joining the Championship club for a fee of £1.2m from Belgian club KV Oostende.
The 26-year-old travelled with the Sky Blues squad to Portugal for the club’s pre-season training camp at the weekend and his transfer was confirmed on Monday evening following the completion of paperwork. He becomes Mark Robins’ third summer capture following the arrivals of left wing-back Jay Dasilva on a free from Bristol City and Ellis Simms, who joined for an initial £3.5m from Everton on Friday.
Although a naturally left-footed player, Sakamoto is understood to have been drafted in to operate as a right wing-back following the departures of Fankaty Dabo, Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Todd Kane.
So what do we know about the player? Here, Scott Coyne from the Belgian Football Podcast has spoken to CoventryLive to give fans an insight into what to expect from the Tokyo-born player who previously played in the J2 and J1 leagues in Japan before moving to Europe in 2022.
So what do we know about the player? Here, Scott Coyne from the Belgian Football Podcast has spoken to CoventryLive to give fans an insight into what to expect from the Tokyo-born player who previously played in the J2 and J1 leagues in Japan before moving to Europe in 2022.
Initial thoughts: “The first thing to say is that he is a good player,” said Coyne. “We’ve enjoyed watching him at The BFP – a standout player in a poor Oostende side.”
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