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Japan striker Ryoichi Maeda set for West Ham trial - report
The two-time J-League Golden Boot winner is allegedly set for a five-day trial with the Championship club who are bidding for a return to the Premier League
10 Jan 2012 07:59:00
By Kosuke Kato
Samurai Blue forward Ryoichi Maeda will this week undertake a trial at Championship club West Ham United according to a Japanese report.
Nippon Sports has reported that Jubilo Iwata striker Maeda will arrive in England on Tuesday as West Ham manager Sam Allardyce looks to bolster his attacking options to enhance the club's bid for promotion.
However it is expected to be a shortened trial at the East London club as Maeda is expected to return to Japan on January 15.
“Maeda, like his teammates, will all report to the club on the 15th to begin our preparations for next season” Jubilo Iwata president Manuchi Yoshino told the media.
Maeda, 30, started his career at Jubilo Iwata and boasts a strike rate of 115 goals in 260 appearances, as well as twice earning the J-League Golden Boot award in the previous three seasons.
The striker has made 14 appearances for the Japanese national team and was a member of the victorious squad that won the 2011 Asian Cup.
According to reports from the United Kingdom, Allardyce is hopeful the striker will be able to earn a work permit, having previously shown interest in him in December.
When Goal.com contacted West Ham they declined to offer any comment on the proposed trial.
If successful, Maeda will be the second Japanese player in the Football Championship, with Yuki Abe already plying his trade at Leicester City, whilst Tadanari Lee is also hopeful of a move to Southampton.
Nippon Sports has reported that Jubilo Iwata striker Maeda will arrive in England on Tuesday as West Ham manager Sam Allardyce looks to bolster his attacking options to enhance the club's bid for promotion.
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However it is expected to be a shortened trial at the East London club as Maeda is expected to return to Japan on January 15.
“Maeda, like his teammates, will all report to the club on the 15th to begin our preparations for next season” Jubilo Iwata president Manuchi Yoshino told the media.
Maeda, 30, started his career at Jubilo Iwata and boasts a strike rate of 115 goals in 260 appearances, as well as twice earning the J-League Golden Boot award in the previous three seasons.
The striker has made 14 appearances for the Japanese national team and was a member of the victorious squad that won the 2011 Asian Cup.
According to reports from the United Kingdom, Allardyce is hopeful the striker will be able to earn a work permit, having previously shown interest in him in December.
When Goal.com contacted West Ham they declined to offer any comment on the proposed trial.
If successful, Maeda will be the second Japanese player in the Football Championship, with Yuki Abe already plying his trade at Leicester City, whilst Tadanari Lee is also hopeful of a move to Southampton.
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