The Urawa Reds Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Takuro Kaneko was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 33. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Urawa Reds rebuffed over Ryoya Yamashita
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Gamba Osaka have kept their man, and Urawa Reds go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Sere Matsumura
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Urawa Reds have done the hard part with Shonan Bellmare, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $900.0K for Yoshiki Narahara
Urawa Reds have gone to Sagan Tosu with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Urawa Reds
Matheus Savio and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $69.0K for Ryuki Miura
Urawa Reds have gone to Jubilo Iwata with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Market10 Aug 2026
Urawa Reds promote Yuki Kawashima from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Yuki Kawashima has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Takefusa Inoue steps up from the Urawa Reds academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Takefusa Inoue 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
Urawa Reds promote Junya Ito from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Junya Ito has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Urawa Reds promote Gaku Sakai from within
- Squad Words at Urawa Reds training over how hard people work
- Squad Sho Araki stays put