Last game over a year ago
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The most valuable club player in the world, Takehiro Tomiyasu, with a market value of 16 million euros, will apparently be off the market shortly. According to reports from Voetbal International, among others, the central defender will be Ajax Amsterdam’s first winter signing. The 27-year-old, who has been without a club since an amicable termination of his contract with Arsenal FC in July, is expected to receive a working paper until the end of the season.
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Tomiyasu played his last game in October 2024 after a long-term knee injury. However, this was only a short appearance, his last full-length game was in June 2024 with the Japanese national team. Accordingly, a contract structure is said to have been chosen for both Ajax and the player that corresponds to the circumstances, as a long-term contract poses risks for the troubled Dutch record champions. In return, Tomiyasu will have the opportunity to get back into the limelight ahead of the upcoming World Cup, where Japan will face, among others, the Netherlands. If both sides are satisfied with the development in the summer, further cooperation is conceivable.
Tomiyasu’s health is said to be on the right track now, but he needs group training and match practice to get fully fit again. It is said that Ajax have been monitoring his situation for some time and see the signing as a unique opportunity as he would normally be unattainable. Arsenal once spent 18.6 million euros on the defender in 2021. Its highest market value was 35 million euros in 2024.
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