Japanese interest for Edmilson

British news agency Reuters claims that Japanese J-League club Júbilo Iwata is interested in Barcelona defensive midfielder José Edmílson (31), whose contract expires at the end of June and won't be renewed (read more here).

A Júbilo official told the news agency: "He's one of the players we have short-listed. The holding midfield role is a high priority position for us."

According to Japanese media, Júbilo are preparing to offer Edmílson, who is close to a transfer to Villareal (read more here), a multi-year deal worth around 1,5 million euro° a year.

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