Daisuke Yokota leaving Gent?
FC Metz expressed interest in Daisuke Yokota and approached AA Gent for a loan deal. However, AA Gent is considering selling the player as they aim for a definitive transfer. Yokota is under contract with AA Gent until mid-2027 and has a market value of 2.5 million euros. Although FC Metz plays in Ligue 2, Yokota prefers a move to a first division team.
The transfer of Daisuke Yokota to FC St. Pauli will not take place. According to BILD information, it was not due to the transfer fee demands of KAA Gent. Yokota was already in Hamburg and underwent a medical examination. However, the transfer will not happen, possibly due to medical examination results or disagreements on key contract terms. St. Pauli has not commented on the reasons.
The transfer of Daisuke Yokota to FC St. Pauli is imminent. According to 'Hamburger Abendblatt', the Japanese player is already in Hamburg for a medical check and will soon sign his contract. FC St. Pauli will pay two million euros to KAA Gent for the 25-year-old.
Bild reports on the imminent transfer of Daisuke Yokota to FC St. Pauli. The Japanese player Daisuke Yokota, aged 25, is reportedly set to join FC St. Pauli. The deal is described as being close to completion. The transfer is possibly funded by the sale of Elias Saad, who has left the club.
Daisuke Yokota is reportedly on the shopping list of FC St. Pauli, as reported by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN). Yokota, a Japanese forward, has a contract with KAA Gent until 2027 and was loaned to Kaiserslautern. St. Pauli's trainer Alexander Blessin is familiar with the Belgian market from his time at Union Saint-Gilloise. Kaiserslautern wanted to keep Yokota but had to let him go at the end of the season. His market value is currently estimated at €2.5 million according to transfermarkt.de. Other clubs are also reportedly interested.
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