Schalke 04 commits Manchester City

Schalke 04 has committed to the Japanese national player Ko Iturka (24) by Manchester City. After sports director Rouven Schröder had already announced the upcoming transfer on Wednesday, S04 reported execution on Thursday night.

Thus, the central defender is first borrowed for one year. In addition, Schalke has a purchase option.

We've been watching Ko Iturka for a long time and are absolutely convinced of his qualities: he is actively defending and aggressive, has a really good positioning game and is defensive as an offensive strong in header duels, said Schröder: Although he is only 24 years young , he already brings a great deal of experience and will enrich our squad with it.

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At Manciness, Itkura has been under contract since 2018, he has not prevailed in the English master. Last season, he launched a lending for the Dutch club FC Groningen. At the Olympic Games in his homeland he was fourth with the hosts and was used in all four games.