Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is close to moving to Coventry [Photo] = Getty images (SOCCER KING)

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto will move to Coventry, the second division in England...transfer fee is expected to be about 230 million yen.

According to the media, Coventry is close to acquiring the player for a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros (about 230 million yen), despite interest from Belgian powerhouses Ghent and Henk. 　Belgian media outlet Het Nieuwsblad reported, "Oostende has lost an important piece. Sakamoto will play in the Championship next season," reporting that a move to Coventry is likely. 　

Sakamoto, now 26, made his professional debut for J2 club Montedio Yamagata after graduating from Toyo University in 2019, and stepped up to J1 club Cerezo Osaka the following year.In 2021, he played 33 league games, scoring six goals and assisting six, with his pronounced "cutting back In 2021, he played 33 league games, scoring six goals and adding six assists, taking the J-League by storm with his signature "turnaround. He then joined Oostende on a temporary transfer in 2022 before making the full transfer in May of the same year, and in the 2022-23 season he played 30 league games and recorded six assists. He was named the club's MVP of the year, but his departure for next season was under scrutiny after the club was relegated. 　

Coventry reached the final of the Championship promotion playoffs last season, but fell just short of a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2001 when they lost to Luton. Will the left-handed attacker, one of Japan's best, play a key role in the club's promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 24 years this season?

Source: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/19890236a9795cb47a53ee6ca083503df6bb1a27