Welcome aboard: Makino

So it is official; the Reds have signed Tomoaki Makino on loan for one year from 1FC Koln (Link). A defender isn't our primary need, but with Petrovic 2.0 known to run a 3-6-1 formation and Makino familiar with Petrovic, I couldn't be a bad thing. As I have stated numerous times a back three of Spiranovic-Nagata-Makino would be a solid foundation for the Reds.

This signing also shows that Petrovic 2.0 is having a say on his squad make up for this year. So lets see who else from the "checklist" is brought in, but so far we know that Tadanari Lee is joining Southampton, on the condition his visa gets approved and Abe seems less likely to return to the Reds.

On other transfer news, Shunsuke Tsutsumi has joined Avispa Fukuoka (Link) and it appears that Popo will officially sign with the Reds (Link). I really hope that this isn't the case as I don't think Popo is who we need.