Meiji Yasuda Life J1 League Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo officially announced on the 12th that they have acquired former Japan representative MF Yuki Kobayashi (30) from Vissel Kobe through a full transfer. Meanwhile, it is a hot topic that former England Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo OB player Mr. Jay Bosroyd (40) recommended Yuki Kobayashi to move to Sapporo.
Yuki Kobayashi once played for Tokyo Verdy, Jubilo Iwata and Heerenveen in the first division of the Netherlands. At the end of July this year, he made a full transfer from Korean first division Ebara FC to Vissel Kobe, and from the 26th game against FC Tokyo on September 14, he started 6 games in a row and scored 3 goals . He contributed to the team’s great streak and J1 survival.
Soon after Yuki Kobayashi decided to join Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Mr. Jay updated his Twitter account. “He[Yuki Kobayashi]he asked me if I should transfer to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. Mr.) and other excellent human resources have been gathered.”
“Yuki Kobayashi is a wonderful player. If he plays in his main position, I think he will show a great performance,” he wrote, revealing that he had consulted with him before the transfer. Supporters of Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo replied to this post with retweets and likes. Comments such as “Thank you Jay!” were also sent.
Yuki Kobayashi once played for Jubilo Iwata for about four and a half years since the middle of the 2012 season. Jay and I have been teammates for two years since the 2015 season. For this reason alone, his former teammate’s advice must have been reassuring.