In
Leo Kokubo (gk) Benfica; Zineddine Belaid (def) USM Alger; Shogo Taniguchi (def) Al Rayyan; Ryoya Ogawa (def) FC Tokyo – loan made permanent; Rihito Yamamoto (mid) Gamba Osaka – loan made permanent;
Out
Aboubakary Koita (k) (mid) AEK Athens; Zion Suzuki (r) (gk) Parma; Matte Smets (r) (def) Racing Genk; Eric Junior Bocat (r) (def) Stoke City; Jarne Steuckers (r) (mid) Racing Genk; Fatih Kaya (sp) (att) released; Siemen Buvé (gk) Eendre; Shinji Okazaki (att) end of career;
Target
Hope to challenge for a top 6 finish. In any case, mid-table comfort seems guaranteed.