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Kashima Antlers
2 Feb 2027
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Asked the club to find him a new team
Minor
now
Cause
Ongoing dressing-room dynamics drove this.
He has come to believe: Injuries have defined his career
Mind
25.01.2027
He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth
Mind
18.01.2027
Told he is not in the manager's plans
28d ago
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Moderate
28d ago
Cause
The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Personality clash with
Akito Mukai
Minor
35d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Personality clash with
Yu Funabashi
Minor
42d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
He has come to believe: Bad blood between them —
Akito Mukai
Mind
21.12.2026
Built a stronger partnership with
Yu Funabashi
Minor
63d ago
Cause
A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Core player
Decision
01.12.2026
Movement
Development pathway updated
Who
Board
He has said it out loud: To stay here
Mind
16.11.2026
He has come to believe: Bad blood between them —
Yu Funabashi
Mind
16.11.2026
Personality clash with
Akito Mukai
Minor
84d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
He got what he wanted: First-team football
Mind
09.11.2026
Personality clash with
Yu Funabashi
Minor
91d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Built a stronger partnership with
Akito Mukai
Minor
91d ago
Cause
A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Built a stronger partnership with
Yu Funabashi
Minor
112d ago
Cause
A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
He got what he wanted: His place back
Mind
12.10.2026
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
119d ago
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
119d ago
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Criticised in a full-time post-mortem
Minor
126d ago
Cause
It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result
126d ago
Personality clash with
Akito Mukai
Minor
133d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
He has started to want: To stay here
Mind
21.09.2026
Established as a regular starter
Serious
140d ago
Cause
Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
140d ago
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Personality clash with
Yu Funabashi
Minor
140d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.
Lifted by a passionate half-time team talk
Minor
147d ago
Cause
The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
147d ago
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
154d ago
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Worried by competition from a new signing
Kyota Tokiwa
Moderate
161d ago
Cause
A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
161d ago
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
He has said it out loud: A bigger club
Mind
24.08.2026
Dropped to the bench as
Kim Tae Hyeon
was preferred
Minor
168d ago
Chosen instead
Kim Tae Hyeon
was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
Cause
Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
Outlook
Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
Responded well in training to recent criticism
Moderate
168d ago
Cause
He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
168d ago
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Praised by the manager for his attitude
Serious
168d ago
Cause
The discussion focused on his attitude.
Worried by competition from a new signing
Taichi Yamasaki
Moderate
175d ago
Cause
A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
175d ago
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
175d ago
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Stayed back for extra training
Minor
182d ago
Cause
He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
182d ago
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Reassured by a calm full-time message
Minor
182d ago
Cause
The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Praised by the manager for his attitude
Serious
182d ago
Cause
The discussion focused on his attitude.
Personality clash with
Akito Mukai
Minor
182d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
He has started to want: A bigger club
Mind
03.08.2026
He has started to want: His place back
Mind
03.08.2026
He has started to want: The manager’s trust
Mind
03.08.2026
Contract extension signed
Decision
02.08.2026
Movement
3y · $1.4M/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
01.08.2026
Movement
3y · $1.4M/y
Contract renewal offered
Decision
01.08.2026
Movement
3y · $1.2M/y
Who
Maeda Ko
Contract extension signed
Decision
01.08.2026
Movement
3y · $1.2M/y
Eyeing a future in coaching
Minor
189d ago
Cause
He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His professionalism marks him out for coaching.
Led the defence in a tight match
Minor
189d ago
Cause
He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
Praised in a satisfied full-time talk
Minor
189d ago
Cause
The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
Outlook
Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
Personality clash with
Yu Funabashi
Minor
189d ago
Cause
Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
Outlook
Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
Signed a new contract
Moderate
189d ago
Cause
He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
Signed a new contract
Moderate
189d ago
Cause
He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.
Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy
Moderate
189d ago
Cause
The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
Outlook
Contract request risk increased.