Nagoya grampus

The Premier League: Southampton FC have signed Japanese defender Yukinari Sugawara from Dutch club AZ Alkmaar on a four-year contract.

The 24-year-old has been playing professionally since the age of 17, making his debut in the J.League for Nagoya Grampus in 2018.

A year later, he made the move to Alkmaar, initially on loan, where he also gained experience playing for Jong AZ, the club’s reserve team, in the second tier.