Loan with a purchase option
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According to Yosuke Furukawa, SV Darmstadt 98 has committed another professional from Japan. On Wednesday, the lilies presented midfielder Hiroki Akiyama, who comes loan for a season of Albirex Niigata. According to your own statements, there is a purchase option.
Akiyama has completed 141 games for Albirex in recent years, including 77 in the J1 League. Its market value had reached the maximum value of 900,000 euros a year ago, in May it was slightly downhill to 800,000 euros. Like Furukawa, he was the first Japanese chance to play in the history of Darmstadt.
“I am happy to be able to play in Germany from now on. I would like to thank everyone who was involved in the change and made it possible. I have read a lot about Darmstadt 98 recently and look forward to a club with a lot of tradition and great fans. My goal is to help the team as much as possible,” he said about his change.