At one time, ‘Japan’s best talent’ failed to make a comeback in Belgium… Coming back to J-League

Shinji Kagawa, who was once mentioned as the best talent in Japan, failed to make a comeback in Belgium. The 33-year-old is trying to get back to the J-League. 먹튀검증

Belgium’s HBvL reported on the 28th (Korean time) that Kagawa would return to the J-League, saying, “Kagawa is leaving Sint Traudon after a year. He is returning to the J-League. Kagawa has been in Belgium for exactly one year.” . The specific destination has not yet been revealed.

He was once Japan’s greatest talent. After moving to Borussia Dortmund from Cerezo Osaka in 2010, Kagawa immediately took up the starting lineup under the trust of manager Jurgen Klopp. His ability to lead the team’s attack and forward pressure with his precise linkage and space utilization earned high marks.

It was a sensational performance. Although Kagawa barely played the second half due to an injury in his debut season in the Bundesliga, he was selected as the German kicker’s ‘Bundesliga Team of the Year’ and continued his amazing performance by helping Dortmund win consecutive championships the following season. He has grown into a talent that Europe pays attention to, along with Robert Lewandowski and Mario Gotze, and succeeds in joining Manchester United in 2012.

But it became poison. In the first season of his transfer, under the active use of Sir Alex Ferguson, Kagawa achieved decent results with 6 goals and 4 assists in 20 league games. However, injuries in the second half and Sir Ferguson’s retirement the following year coincided with his position at Manchester United gradually diminishing.

Even after returning to Dortmund, things did not improve much. Kagawa seemed to be foretelling a revival by scoring 9 goals and 9 assists in the 2015-16 season league, but after that, he slowly faded away from the starting lineup as in Manchester United. In particular, an ankle injury during the 2017-18 season kept him completely out of the majors.

After that, it was the ‘journey man’ move. Starting with a loan to Turkiye Besiktas in 2019, he moved to Real Zaragoza in Spain and PAOK in Greece, but did not receive much trust. In the winter of 2022, Lee Seung-woo tried to make a comeback in Sint Traudon, Belgium, but suffered a foot injury in November and has not been able to play so far.

After all, he is trying to return to the J-League. Japan’s ‘Tokyo Sports’ said, “Kagawa suffered a recurrence of chronic pain in his leg in November of last year. He has been out of power since announcing that he will undergo surgery. Belgian media reported that Kagawa will return to the J-League, and that he will return to Japan. It will be the first time since 2010 if I come back.”

Shinji Kagawa, who was once mentioned as the best talent in Japan, failed to make a comeback in Belgium. The 33-year-old is trying to get back to the J-League. 먹튀검증 Belgium’s HBvL reported on the 28th (Korean time) that Kagawa would return to the J-League, saying, “Kagawa is leaving Sint Traudon after a year. He…