Toulouse defender Gen Shoji set to join Gamba Osaka

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·2 February 2020

Toulouse defender Gen Shoji set to join Gamba Osaka

Les Violets report that 27-year-old Japanese central defender Gen Shoji is on the verge of returning to his homeland after a tricky spell with Ligue 1 side Toulouse.

Shoji joined Les Violets in January 2019. but appears to be set to make a return to Japan, whose winter transfer market closes on 27th March.

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A representative for Gamba Osaka told local press that a deal appears imminent: “We are close to finding an agreement. Toulouse have dropped their demands.”

Shoji, who has been injured since the beginning of the season, wants to return to Japan.