Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Kuala Lumpur: Two years ago today, on June 26 2015, Shinji Okazaki joined Leicester City from Mainz 05 in a move that led to one of the most incredible stories in the modern game.
Less than 12 months later, the Japanese forward had played a key role in The Foxes’ sensational fairytale season as Claudio Ranieri’s relegation candidates swept aside all before them to lift the English Premier League title.
With another off-season in Europe likely to see more movers and shakers – and several Asians set to head west – the-AFC.com looks back at five of the biggest signings involving Asian players.
Hidetoshi Nakata (Bellmare Hiratsuka to Perugia)

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