FOOTBALL – Ipswich Town have signed Japan forward Daizen Maeda from Celtic on a three-year deal, the Premier League club said yesterday.
Maeda, who was part of Japan’s squad at the recently concluded World Cup in North America, becomes Ipswich’s first Japanese player.
British media reported that the fee was about £10 million ($13.3m).
“I have always dreamed of playing in the Premier League and I am very happy I can realise that dream with this club. I have loved all of the conversations with the club and they have made me feel very welcome,” Maeda said in a statement.
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