Arsenal Football Club have agreed a deal—subject to medical and regulatory processes—to sign Japan forward Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima, The Express reported on 3 July.
Asano, 21, has made five international appearances for Japan since his debut in August 2015, and is likely to be part of the national squad for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Arsene Wenger, Arsenal manager, said: “Takuma is a talented young striker and very much one for the future. He has had an impressive start to his career in Japan and we look forward to him developing over the next couple of years”.