09-07-2025
Football: Kyoto midfielder Kawasaki to join Mainz on loan: sources
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese midfielder Sota Kawasaki has joined Mainz in the German Bundesliga from J-League side Kyoto Sanga on a season-long loan with an option to buy, both clubs announced Wednesday.
The move sees the 23-year-old link up with his Japanese compatriot Kaishu Sano at Mainz, who finished sixth in the league last season.
Kawasaki was called up but did not join the Japan squad currently at the E-1 Championship in South Korea in preparation for the transfer.
"I'll give my all to pay you back with positive news," Kawasaki said on Kyoto's website.
