Goodbye Shinji.

[Ian Nacho]

1 hour ago, kushiro said:

Apparently there's a salary cap system and Shinji's wage demands would have taken Malaga over the limit.

Got to wonder what his agent was doing.

[DerbyshireFox]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49562947

 

Shinji Okazaki: Ex-Leicester forward leaves Malaga after 34 days

Former Leicester City forward Shinji Okazaki has left Malaga after 34 days.

Reports in Spain say the Japan international, 33, has had his contract cancelled by mutual consent because the Spanish second-tier club are unable to fit his wages within their budget.

Okazaki won the Premier League with Leicester in 2016 and left this summer after scoring 19 goals in 137 games.

He did not feature in Malaga's three league matches this season and is now a free agent

Edited 3 September 2019 by DerbyshireFox

[moore_94]

 

[fazzyfox]

Fazzyfox enterprises clearance sale, a van load of Malaga "Okazaki" shirts, form an orderly queue please....

[ianormondroyd]

I actually ordered 2 on Friday.  My sons birthday present and a treat for myself just to make the postage worthwhile. What a tw@t!

[StanSP]

On 29/07/2019 at 23:47, TK95 said:

Hopefully bump into him on my yearly trip to Malaga 

This was the first post unread in this thread for me.

 

Don't think this will happen now @TK95  

[brucey]

20 hours ago, ianormondroyd said:

I actually ordered 2 on Friday.  My sons birthday present and a treat for myself just to make the postage worthwhile. What a tw@t!

 

You aren’t alone...

 

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/sep/04/malaga-shinji-okazaki-la-liga-release?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true

Okazaki said he was “excited about this project” but it didn’t exist. Others were, too, even if the start was far from auspicious. The club shop was stacked with Okazaki shirts, which could be bought with his name on the back in Japanese lettering. Over three hundred were sold.

 

Edited 4 September 2019 by brucey

[ajthefox]

Real shame this happened to such a good pro. Hope he finds something else soon.

[420Hashish]

Sign him up.

[Meat and 2 veg]

1 minute ago, DrezZone said:

Sign him up.

Would probably get a game for the 23s

[lfu]

 

Officially announced for Huesca. Good luck Shinji!

[BraunstoneFox23]

17 minutes ago, lfu said:

 

Officially announced for Huesca. Good luck Shinji!

Great news! Glad he could get the situation resolved so quickly, guwon Shinj.

[Ian Nacho]

Can't help but think he's better than the Spanish second division. 

[sm1]

Same here. I would've thought a MLS or even J league club would've taken Shinji on a free. 

[baldeagle]

37 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

Can't help but think he's better than the Spanish second division. 

Probably didn’t have much time to sort anything else 

[Aus Fox]

Or even could have gone to the Belgian 2nd tier. If only there was a connection 

[UPinCarolina]

Okazaki would be a hit in the States. Would have loved to see him here. His work rate would have instantly endeared him to Americans.

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

18 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Can't help but think he's better than the Spanish second division. 

 

18 hours ago, sm1 said:

Same here. I would've thought a MLS or even J league club would've taken Shinji on a free. 

He has said it is important for Japanese players to play in Europe, and right now he wants to be in Japan's next World Cup squad. MLS is less prestigious than the Spanish second division, and he is more likely to get to play in a position that will give him goals (a constant complaint he had for how he was played at Leicester -- he wasn't a goal scorer), and he thinks goals will get him a spot on the Japanese team.

[Wolfox]

Huesca were relegated this season …. So hopefully challenging…

 

saw them play in May v Betis…. They didn’t look that shoddy 

[norwichfox]

I hope this goes better than the Malaga fiasco, good luck to you smiling Samurai.

[SkidsFox]

Buena suerte Shinji!   A bit colder in Huesca than Malaga, that's for sure.

[Kalacs_Orthopedic_Shoe]

Think I've just found a perfect move for our smiling samurai... 

 

 

[foxile5]

9 minutes ago, Kalacs_Orthopedic_Shoe said:

Think I've just found a perfect move for our smiling samurai... 

 

 

If i were to attempt that my legs would shatter into dust. 

[Deeg67]

Shinji doing some work for my local prefecture, his birthplace.

[Jattdogg]

On 04/09/2019 at 17:40, UPinCarolina said:

Okazaki would be a hit in the States. Would have loved to see him here. His work rate would have instantly endeared him to Americans.

Better suited for Canada and TFC