Football: M'gladbach sign Japan forward Shuto Machino on 4-year deal
The 25-year-old joined Kiel, then in the second division, in the summer of 2023 from J-League club Shonan Bellmare. He scored 11 goals last season in the German top tier as they went straight back down.
"I really wanted to join Borussia, which is why I'm delighted that the move has now gone through," Machino said on Monchengladbach's official website. "Now, I want to do everything I can in order to help the team as quickly as possible."
Machino was part of the Japan squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but did not get any playing time.
The Mie Prefecture native joins Japanese compatriots Ko Itakura and Shio Fukuda at his new club.
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