Espanyol are ready to let Shunsuke Nakamura move back to Japan.
Spaniards to loan out Japanese ace
Espanyol are ready to let Shunsuke Nakamura move back to Japan.
Nakamura has been told that he is not in the long-term plans of coach Mauricio Pocchetino.
The Japanese star left Celtic last summer and signed a two-year deal with Espanyol.
But things have not gone according to plan in Barcelona, and he is now set to leave.
The 31-year-old was the subject of a bid from Middlesbrough in January, but he shunned a chance to link-up with Gordon Strachan again.
Now reports suggest that he will move back to his native Japan on loan in time for the start of the J-League season in March.
"Nakamura is a big player, but his problem has been adapting to Spain," said Pocchetino.
"Then he can also not communicate with his team-mates and because of this it has been hard for him to offer good performances."
