Yutaro Oda has become Hearts' second signing of the January transfer window.
The 21-year-old forward joins from Vissel Kobe on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. A former teammate of Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi, Oda joins the growing contingent of Japanese players in Scotland after the Hoops also added Yuki Kobayashi and Tomoki Iwata to their ranks. He won't be the first to don the maroon jersey either. Ryotaro Meshino's loan spell from Manchester City in 2019/2020 set the trend and now Oda is the latest to make the journey from the Far East to play in the Scottish Premiership.
After securing the loan signing of Bournemouth defender James Hill on Monday, Oda becomes the Jambos' second signing of the January window. A third could be hot on his heels in the form of Australian wonderkid Garang Kuol, who's loan switch from Newcastle is expected to be completed in the coming hours or days.
