The lions strike again!
The third division teams were able to add to their squad on the transfer market until Monday at 11:59 p.m. 1860 sports boss Dr. Christian Werner (43) has also strengthened his team. Soichiro Kozuki (23) is moving from Poland to Giesing and, according to BILD information, is signing a two-year contract.
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Kozuki is the first Japanese player since Yuya Osako (34) to play for the Lions. Osako moved to Sechzig in January 2014, and six months later he moved to Cologne.
Kozuki is a former U19 national player (one game), actually belonged Schalke 04Kozuki even played in the Bundesliga with the Royal Blues (2022/23, five games, one goal). Since January 2024 he has been on loan to Górnik Zabrze (Poland). There he played with World Champion Lukas Podolski (39/130 international matches) However, on Sunday in the match against Lechia Gdansk (2:3), Kozuki sat on the bench for 90 minutes.
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Now the young Japanese, who can be used in a variety of offensive positions, wants to attack with the Lions!
Sports boss Werner in the club’s statement: “Soichiro is a fast-paced player with a very good character who will fit into our existing team. His technical skills give us further options in the offensive game.”
The only catch: it had to be clarified that Kozuki would be allowed to play. A similar situation was already resolved with Schalke’s reserve team in the past. The Lions did the same. The winger is allowed to play.
The transfer fee is a high five-figure sum. Sechzig’s league rivals Osnabrück and Hansa were also interested.
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Quelle: Reuters, UEFA, X: yakupcinar03.09.2024
