Image:Yuki Abe: Returning to Japan after contract was cancelled
Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson has insisted the right decision was made in letting Yuki Abe leave the club.
Midfielder allowed to return to Japan on compassionate grounds
Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson has insisted the right decision was made in letting Yuki Abe leave the club.
The 30-year-old recently successfully requested his contract with the Foxes be cancelled to allow him to spend more time with his young family in Japan.
Pearson admitted he could have blocked the move due to a shortage of midfielders in his squad, but such a decision would be against the interest of the player and the club.
"The event has been driven by him and in regard to the circumstances it would have been wrong to stand in his way," he told the Leicester Mercury.
"He is a lovely lad and he has served the club well in the 16 months or so he has been here.
"He clearly had to put his own priorities first and we wish him all the best for his future.
"I was asked in a press conference after the Barnsley game about Yuki and it came out of the blue. It came out of thin air.
"I don't really know the details in terms of how that has developed. On compassionate grounds as much as anything."
