The Vegalta Sendai Chronicle
Transfer targets24 Jan 2028
Tatsunari Nagai is a medical away from Vegalta Sendai
The deal with Shonan Bellmare is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets24 Jan 2028
No thanks: Toichi Suzuki rejects the move
Vegalta Sendai had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Yokohama F. Marinos, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A falling-out at Vegalta Sendai
Shunta Araki and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market24 Jan 2028
Vegalta Sendai get their man
The chase for Kenta Matsuyama ended with $140.0K changing hands and Avispa Fukuoka out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A row about effort at Vegalta Sendai
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Hiromu Kamada was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets24 Jan 2028
Door shut on Yasuki Kimoto
Vegalta Sendai asked and FC Tokyo said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market24 Jan 2028
Hidemasa Furuhashi steps up from the Vegalta Sendai academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hidemasa Furuhashi 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Vegalta Sendai promote Shoya Suzuki from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Shoya Suzuki 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Vegalta Sendai promote Daichi Tomiyasu from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daichi Tomiyasu 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
- Transfer targets Vegalta Sendai try to borrow Gustavo Henrique
- Squad Gaku Yamane signs a new deal
- The dugout No hiding place for Jurato Ikeda