Schalke 04 signed Satoshi Tanaka, will get him for only one million euros
Schalke 04 have signed Satoshi Tanaka from Fortuna Düsseldorf for one million euros, a deal made possible due to a clause in the club's contract.
Schalke 04 have signed an important player for the first time in the summer transfer window. The club has signed Satoshi Tanaka from Fortuna Düsseldorf. The deal was made possible due to a clause that existed in Tanaka's contract. Last season, Düsseldorf failed to avoid dropping to the third German tier under their coach Sven Mislintät. This unexpected decline caused a clause in Tanaka's contract to be activated, reducing his release clause from 10 million euros to 1 million euros. Schalke, now promoted to the Bundesliga, have made the most of this opportunity. Tanaka has signed a contract until 2030 at Gelsenkirchen. The 23-year-old midfielder is being considered a big opportunity. Schalke's Director of Professional Football Youri Mulder said, "Satoshi has important abilities for our style of play: he is aggressive without the ball, dynamic and flexible. Due to his composure and intensity he fits perfectly into the profile we are looking for. We are confident that he will help us in the Bundesliga." Tanaka has already made his debut for the Japan national team.