The Sagan Tosu Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Romeo Vermant due for a Sagan Tosu medical
Everything agreed with Club Brugge, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Newertton will not be coming to Sagan Tosu
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Shakhtar is saying, and nobody at Sagan Tosu is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kenta Nishizawa in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sagan Tosu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Sagan Tosu
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ryo Shiohama was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Sagan Tosu against Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0‑2 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Yuki Kawashima joins the Sagan Tosu first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Yuki Kawashima is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Genki Soma joins the Sagan Tosu first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Genki Soma is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hiroki Maeda steps up from the Sagan Tosu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hiroki Maeda has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nagatomo Kawashima joins the Sagan Tosu first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nagatomo Kawashima is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Koki Sakamoto
- Squad The formation has left Yusuke Matsuo behind
- Squad 12 new faces, and Sagan Tosu are still learning each other