Osako signs new deal at Cologne until 2020

Author: app/afp

BERLIN: Japanese striker Yuya Osako has signed a new deal at Cologne until 2020, the Bundesliga club announced on Thursday.

“We are playing successful football and I have found my place in the team,” said the 26-year-old who moved to Cologne from 1860 Munich in 2014. “(Cologne) is a big club in Germany that is also followed in Japan with great interest. My family is also enjoying life here so I am happy to know that we are staying.” After a bright start to the season Cologne are placed second, two points behind Bayern Munich.

Since arriving Osako has scored six goals in 60 matches, two of them this campaign with three assists. Cologne coach Peter Stoeger described Osako as “an excellent player with a multifaceted skillset”. He highlighted the forward’s “technique, dynamism, and speed”.

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