Sugawara set for Cagliari loan with €5.5m option

Southampton's Japan international right-back is heading to Serie A, with medical tests imminent.

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What happened. Cagliari have agreed a deal with Southampton for Yukinari Sugawara on loan with an option to buy for €5.5m, and he has permission to fly for medical tests.

• Sugawara can play right-back, more advanced, or as a central defender.
• He spent last season on loan at Werder Bremen, with six assists in 31 games.
• Cagliari are also signing Yanis Massolin and Roberto Gagliardini.

If completed, Sugawara would bolster Cagliari's defense as they strengthen for the upcoming season.

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