Stuttgart in talks to sign Joel Chima Fujita | OneFootball

Sports Nippon reports that VfB Stuttgart are interested in acquiring twice-capped Japanese international Joel Chima Fujita. The 23-year-old defensive midfielder currently plays St. Truiden in Belgium and maintains an estimated market value of €2.2m. Fujita made 36 competitive appearances for his Belgian club this year.

The Japanese publication claims that talks over a permanent transfer have already begun. Fujita’s style-of-play apparently reminds VfB management of former VfB squad captain Wataru Endo. Fujita – who is also eligible to represent Nigeria – would certainly wish to enhance his chances of representing Japan at next summer’s World Cup.

Stuttgart themselves can cite the success of the likes of Endo and current Bayern Munich man Hiroki Ito as cases in which Samurai internationals were able to further their career with the club. Reports linking German midfielder Angelo Stiller with a move away from Württemberg may leave Stuttgart in need of more midfield assistance this summer.

GGFN | Peter Weis