In
Kengo Nagai (gk) Shimizu S-Pulse; Daiki Mitsui (gk) Nagoya Grampus; Nao Yamada (def) Mito HollyHock; Kohei Yamakoshi (def) Tokyo Verdy; Tatsuya Yamaguchi (def) Ehime – loan made permanent; Yuya Takagi (def) Fagiano Okayama; Naoki Kanuma (mid) Jubilo Iwata – on loan; Ken Iwao (mid) Urawa Reds – on loan; Takuya Shigehiro (mid) Nagoya Grampus; Thonny Anderson (mid) RB Bragantino; Soya Takada (mid) RB Omiya – on loan; João Victor (mid) Guarani – on loan; Yuhi Murakami (att) Yokohama Marinos – on loan; Lucas Barcelos (att) Daegu; Lawrence Izuchukwu (att) Osaka High School;
Out
José Aurelio Suárez (r) (gk) JEF United; Caca (r) (def) Corinthians – loan made permanent; Ryoga Ishio (r) (def) Ehime; Kodai Mori (r) (def) Albirex Niigata; Keita Nakano (sp) (mid) Miyazaki; Tiago Alves (sp) (att) Uthai Thani; Yoichiro Kakitani (sp) (att) end of career; Akito Tanahashi (sp) (att) Tochigi – on loan; Naoki Goto (gk) Yokohama SCC – on loan; Masaki Watai (mid) Kashiwa Reysol; Thales Paula (mid) Hachinohe – on loan; Wadi Ibrahim Suzuki (att) Numazu – on loan;
Target
The goal is to stay out of trouble. Have the squad to do so, but there are concerns about the defensive stability.