Yuki Ishikawa
The news had been circulating since last February, but only yesterday was the most important transfer move of the season for Sir Susa Vim Perugia made official. The man called to take the place of captain Leòn comes from the Land of the Rising Sun and is a player who has made a remarkable growth journey with the Milan shirt in the last two years. The block-devils have announced the signing of the Japanese spiker Yuki Ishikawa who commented as follows: «I chose Perugia because it is a very strong team that has won everything this year. I thought that Perugia was the perfect team for me, I wanted to come here and I chose to wear the shirt of this great club. I arrive in a team that plays very well with great consistency and which all has very strong players in its squad. I’ve played against him often and seen what he’s capable of. I meet Angelo Lorenzetti who is a great coach. When I arrived in Italy for the first time in Modena I was 19 years old and I had him as a coach. I am very happy to still play in his team, I would like to show him that I have grown a lot here in Italy since I was 19. The Italian championship is always very difficult, winning is tough. It is certainly the best championship in the world, the level is very high, all the teams are strong and there are many great players. As an opponent, I always struggled against the Pala-Barton crowd, even if I managed to win a few times. You could always feel the warmth and great cheering not only in Perugia but also outside the home. From next season I will have them by my side, I am very happy, they will give me energy, confidence and emotion. I can’t wait to play in front of these fans next year. We will see each other soon”. The Japanese athlete will reinforce the four-seater department together with the confirmed Kamil Semeniuk and Oleh Plotnytskyi. Born in Okazaki City, twenty-eight years old in December, captain and symbol of his national team, certainly one of the personalities of world volleyball, he began at a very young age in Modena. One year, the following, at home at Chuo University, then the return to the Bel Paese with two seasons in Latina, one in Siena, one in Padua and the last four with the Milan shirt. A constant and at the same time dizzying growth that brought him into the circle of the best attackers in the world thanks to his extraordinary elevation skills, his undisputed technical qualities in the fundamentals, and the variety of offensive shots available, typical of the Japanese school. A character much loved and followed by Japanese and international volleyball fans. The press release was welcomed with great joy by the Juventus supporters, but it also sparked a lot of controversy due to the shirt number 14 that had belonged to the unforgettable Atanasijevic and that everyone took for granted that he had been retired by the club.
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