Shinji Okazaki has agreed to join Spanish second division side Malaga, according to Marca. However, the club’s financial problems means that the official announcement will have to wait.

Based on the article, while an agreement between the player and the club may have been reached, Malaga’s current financial position means that they may need to sell players first. Okazaki is understood to be holding for the go-ahead. “He waits patiently like a good Japanese,” the article wrote.

Should his move be realised, Okazaki will become the third Japanese to move to Spain this season, following Takefusa Kubo (Real Madrid) and Hiroki Abe (Barcelona).

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