Bologna: Turning Japanese?

By European Football
April 15 2005

Bologna, are looking towards the east in search for players for the upcoming season. President Renato Cipollini is set to jet out to the land of the rising sun to check out several potential new recruits. Their main target is rumoured to be Tokyo Verdi striker Takayuky Moromoto, but they will also be checking out midfielder Yasuyuki Konno and defender Teruyuki Moriwa.

They wish to re-create the success in Italy of Hidetoshi Nakata and realise that apart from affordable talent they open up a lucrative market in the sales of replica shirts.

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