Kanya Fujimoto
Kanya Fujimoto
Kanya Fujimoto has echoed the sentiments of those who have joined City before him this summer - the intention of all within the club is promotion to the Premier League, and that is what has attracted him to Blues.
Winger Fujimoto has jetted into after spending the last five years with Portuguese top tier side Gil Vicente, where he'd played over 150 league games and scored 12 goals - including a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over AVS last summer.
The 26-year-old left at the end of his contract, however, and when Blues made contact with him - and after listening to what boss and sporting director had to say about Blues' plans for the coming season and beyond - he decided to add his name to the raft of signings the club have completed this summer.
Blues prior to the acquiring of Fujimoto with the squad beginning to take shape ahead of the commencing of the new campaign.
“I’m really excited to be here,” Fujimoto told Blues+. “I’m looking forward to playing in front of the fans. I’m 26 years old now, so my dream is to play in the Premier League. This team has really good ambition and project, so that’s why I wanted to come here.
“They [Chris Davies and Craig Gardner] said they want to achieve a lot of things – and big things. This team is interesting to me from last season. I’m also interested in the team, and the atmosphere of the stadium, with the fans, is really good. I’m looking forward to seeing that.”
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