Eibar To miss Las Palmas and Celta Vigo games

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Eibar will be without Takashi Inui for two LaLiga matches as the Japanese midfielder must return to his home country in order to take part in a reception for the Spanish royal family, which will visit the Asian nation between April 4 and April 7.

Although he'll be available for this Saturday's clash with Villarreal, Jose Luis Mendilibar will have to make do without the 28-year-old against Las Palmas and against Celta Vigo.

The Basque club are not particularly pleased about this surprise absence, especially because they are battling to claim a Europa League place.

Inui has become one of Mendilibar's key players this LaLiga season, playing 22 times and relegating Bebe to the bench.

Furthermore, he moved ahead of Yoshito Okubo as the Japanese player with the most outings in the Spanish league, making him such a star that the country's prime minister Shinzo Abe wanted him to be present for next week's royal visit.