According to rumors in Japan, Everton is allegedly interested in signing midfielder Ao Tanaka of Japan this summer.
This season, Tanaka has been a standout player for Fortuna Dusseldorf in the 2.Bundesliga. The team finished third and advanced to the German Cup final, where they were defeated 4-0 by Bundesliga winners Bayer Leverkusen. As a central midfielder, he has scored eight goals in just 26 games for Japan, demonstrating his consistency.
Tanaka was sadly unable to see the conclusion of the season, which included their loss to Bochum on penalties in the play-off final and the cup final. According to the most recent sources from Japan (Hochi), he may seek for new pastures and play at a significantly higher level with another year in the German football second division.
With just one season remaining on his current contract, Tanaka is reportedly the target of significant interest and might be acquired this summer. However, Leeds, Borussia Monchengladbach, Mainz, Stuttgart, Bayern Leverkusen, and Mainz are all interested. In addition to being a standout player, he also had an impressive 89.6% pass accuracy percentage and finished the campaign with seven goals and three assists. In addition, he has scored four goals in his previous five appearances for Japan. He plays alongside Wataru Endo of Liverpool and could surely infuse fresh energy into the team in the wake of the losses of Dele Alli and Andre Gomes. In addition, astute spectators will recall that Tanaka represented Japan in the 2022 World Cup.
