Ado Onaiwu has decided to move to 1. FC Magdeburg, a second division team, a year before his contract ends with the French first division club AJ Auxerre. Magdeburg won the race for the Japanese player against the Belgian first division club FCV Dender. Onaiwu scored four goals in 31 Ligue 1 matches last season.

Ado Onaiwu is another player potentially leaving Auxerre, with rumors linking him to a move to Japan.