Thursday August 27, 2009
Oita chase sex scandal player
TOKYO: Japanese club Oita Trinita are planning to sign controversial midfielder Naoya Kikuchi, who was arrested two years ago for having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Oita official Yasushi Hara said the Kyushu-based club were serious about recruiting Kikuchi, who was banned from playing in Japan for a year following the scandal.
“We don’t want to see such a talented young player go to waste,” Hara told Nikkan Sports newspaper yesterday.
The 24-year-old Kikuchi, who was a member of Japan’s 2004 Athens Olympic squad, played Third Division football in Germany after being booted out of the J-League in 2007. — Reuters
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