Chelsea have missed out in their quest of Japanese striker Yoshinori Muto. The current FC Tokyo man has instead chosen to join Bundesliga outfit Mainz, after fears of not getting regular first-team football at Stamford Bridge.
The news was reported initially on the website of Japanese news agency, Kyodo News. It has been relayed by reliable sources in England such as the Telegraph. According to the report, Chelsea had bit around £3.7 million for the 22 year-old in March.
While Muto has been very impressive in the past year or so, it was suspected that Chelsea’s move for him might by for commercial reasons rather than footballing ones.