Takuma Asano is one of four Japanese players to find out today he won’t be part of their final World Cup squad this summer.
2Emi Martinez
First loan:
- Position: Centre-forward
- Loaned to: Preston North End – Championship (summer transfer window)
- Appearances: 11
Second loan:
- Position: Centre-forward/Winger
- Loaned to: Charlton Athletic – League One (winter transfer window)
- Appearances: 15
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 1
The first half of Mavididi’s season was a bit of a disaster. 11 appearances sounds like a fair amount of game-time, but he only made three league starts. The 19-year-old completed 90 minutes on one occasion in all competitions for Preston.
After that, he moved to Charlton in January, and performed much better. He scored in his first game returning to the club, and helped push them up into the play-off places.
Another hamstring injury slowed his progress down though, which is disappointing after the same thing happened last year. He finished the season strongly though, and earned praise from the fans.