Wednesday May 12, 2021
Transfer coup with Kumagai
A world-class player for FC Bayern
Saki Kumagai is world champion, recently won the Champions League five times – and will play for FC Bayern in the future. The Japanese is moving from Olympique Lyon to the Bundesliga and is expected to drive the league leaders’ development into an international top team.
Bundesliga front runner Bayern Munich has succeeded in signing a transfer coup for the Japanese national soccer player Saki Kumagai. The world-class midfielder will move from the Champions League record winner Olympique Lyon to Munich, where the 2011 world champion signed a two-year contract.
“We are very happy to have convinced Saki of our project. She brings unbelievable international experience and will play an important role in our team’s further development,” said Bianca Rech, Sports Director of the Bayern Women.
For the 30-year-old Kumagai, after her engagement at 1. FFC Frankfurt (today Eintracht) from 2011 to 2013, it is the second station in the Bundesliga that she is ambitiously tackling. “I want to win the Champions League with Bayern Munich!” Declared the captain of the Japanese national team, who recently triumphed with Lyon five times in a row in the premier class. Kumagai moved from Frankfurt to France and matured there at the latest to become a world-class player. In 2020, Kumagai was again on the shortlist for the choice of FIFA world player.
“Saki is an incredibly ball-safe, defensive midfielder who plays in the national team but also in central defense. So she is very flexible, which is an additional advantage for us,” said Bayern coach Jens Scheuer: “With her experience, her ball safety and her routine will certainly be good for our team next season and will help us to successfully continue on the path we have chosen. “
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