Leganes will be looking to return to the top flight of Spanish football in the coming season after an 18th-place finish in La Liga last year saw them relegated.

Shibasaki has played in Spain since leaving Kashima Antlers to join Tenerife in 2017, joining Getafe six months after his move to Europe and spending two seasons there before switching to Deportivo La Coruna.

Meanwhile, Shibasaki’s fellow Japan international Ritsu Doan is expected to move to German side Arminia Bielefeld on loan from PSV Eindhoven, according to media in the Netherlands.

Bielefeld will be returning to the top tier of German football next season after winning the second division and are seeking to improve the strength of their squad ahead of the new campaign.

Doan, who was named AFC Young Player of the Year after steering Japan to the AFC U-19 Championship title in Bahrain in 2016, has been with PSV for a season having joined from Groningen last summer.

The 22-year-old former Gamba Osaka winger has played 18 times for Japan and was part of the squad that reached the final of last year’s AFC Asian Cup the United Arab Emirates.

Photos: AFP, PSV Eindhoven