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C Osaka signs Kiyotake, Sounders miss target: Full coverage
Out of favor with Sevilla FC in La Liga, Hiroshi Kiyotake is looking for a new team to take him. He heads back to C Osaka spurning the Sounders. The rumored fee is about €6 million (currently about $6.5 million US). That fee would be the sixth largest paid by an MLS team, right between fees paid for Clint Dempsey and Nicolas Lodeiro. Kiyotake plays across a midfield attacking band, but has been most successful as a number 10.
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February 1, 2017
Sounders lose out on Japanese transfer target
Sevilla FC sells Hiroshi Kyotake to Cerezo Osaka.
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January 29, 2017
Hiroshi Kiyotake may spurn Sounders for Japan return
There don’t appear to be any offers yet, but several outlets have reported his preference is to go home if he leaves Sevilla.
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January 28, 2017
Rumored Sounders target is almost certainly leaving Sevilla
Hiroshi Kiyotake’s exit is all but confirmed after the signing of Walter Montoya.
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January 17, 2017
Sevilla midfielder still in play for Sounders
Seattle convinced Hiroshi Kiyotake’s agent that MLS is the right move, according to MLSItalia.com.
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December 28, 2016
Have Sounders reignited pursuit of Japanese playmaker?
Hiroshi Kiyotake could be leaving Sevilla and the Sounders have previously said they pursued him.
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December 27, 2016
Sounders linked to AC Milan’s Keisuke Honda
Japanese attacking talent has struggled in recent seasons.
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May 11, 2016
Relegation Weekend: The Sinking Ships of Europe
By that I really mean to say Fire Sale! When clubs get relegated to the lower divisions, often times it means letting go of valuable players. Cue Garth Lagerway swooping in with a burlap sack full of cash.