Bielefeld snatch up Okugawa to serve alongside Doan, deal for Michel Vlap said to be done
Ritsu Doan will soon soon have the privilege of playing with one of his highly talented countrymen at the Bielefelder Alm. Another Japanese winger arrives on loan.
Die Arminen have secured the services Masaya Okugawa from RB Salzburg through the end of the season.
German news sources also report that another loan deal for Anderlecht attacker Michel Vlap is in the bag.
Die Arminen have secured the services Masaya Okugawa from RB Salzburg through the end of the season.
German news sources also report that another loan deal for Anderlecht attacker Michel Vlap is in the bag.
| Masaya Okugawa. | Photo: GEPA Pictures/Florian Ertl |
Arminia coach Uwe Neuhaus and sporting director Samir Arabi confirmed that they had specifically targeted Okugawa as a complement to Ritsu Doan and were also thrilled to have negotiated a purchase option. Neuhaus called the youngster "very similar to Doan in terms of the type of player he is."
Okugawa's production numbers have been consistently impressive at Salzburg and his loan stints at Liefering, Kiel, and Mattersburg. In other transfer news concerning Bielefeld, Germany's Bild-Zeitung now reports that the loan deal to bring in Dutch attacker Michel Vlap is over the line. The second attack-bolstering addition should be officially introduced today.
Yokoso, Masaya Okugawa! Der DSC hat Offensivspieler Masaya Okugawa verpflichtet. Der 24-jährige Japaner wird vom österreichischen Serienmeister FC RB Salzburg ausgeliehen, mit der vertraglichen Möglichkeit einer festen Weiterverpflichtung: https://t.co/37Mkolhoum #immerdabei pic.twitter.com/HYS43iHoKn
— DSC Arminia Bielefeld (@arminia) January 31, 2021