武藤嘉紀、マインツへの完全移籍を発表「決断したからには...」(コメント全文)

FC東京は、サッカー日本代表FWの武藤嘉紀(22)が、ドイツ1部マインツへ完全移籍すると発表した。
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FC Tokyo forward Yoshinori Muto poses for photographers before a J-League football match against Shonan Bellmare in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa prefecture, on April 12, 2015. English Premier League leaders Chelsea have made a formal offer for the 22-year-old Japanese striker Muto, his club FC Tokyo said recently. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
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FC東京は5月30日、サッカー日本代表FWの武藤嘉紀(22)が、ドイツ1部マインツへ完全移籍すると発表した。この日、味の素スタジアムで行われた柏レイソル戦で決勝点を決めた武藤は、ヒーローインタビューで「FC東京のために、ファーストステージを最後まで全力を尽くして、全勝でいきたいと思います」と述べた。

武藤には、これまでにイングランド・プレミアリーグの名門チェルシーをはじめザルツブルク(オーストリア)など多くの欧州クラブが獲得に名乗りを上げた。一方で武藤自身は、2018年ワールドカップ・ロシア大会を見据えて、試合に出場できるクラブを最優先し、ドイツでのプレーを希望していたという。

なお、クラブチームを通じてのコメントは以下のとおり。

「今回このようなチャンスをいただけたのは、チームメイト、クラブ関係者、指導者の方々をはじめ、これまで武藤嘉紀に関わって下さったたくさんの方々、そしていつでも側にいて勇気を与えて下さり、応援して下さったファン・サポーターの方々のおかげです。本当に、本当に、感謝の気持ちで一杯です。

自分の中で決断するまでには、いろいろな葛藤や迷いもありました。たくさんの方にご迷惑やご心配もお掛けしてしまいました。ただ、決断したからには、たくさんの方々に恩返しできるように、自分ができることを精一杯やりたいと思います。いまは自分が育ってきた、愛するFC東京のために、次の試合でいいプレーをすること、ゴールを決めること、チームが勝つことだけを考えます。

ファン・サポーターのみなさまに、プレーを通して感謝の気持ちが伝えられるように、全身全霊で頑張ります。ぜひFC東京へ、武藤嘉紀へ、これまで以上に熱いご声援をよろしくお願いします」

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TOYOTA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 14: Yoshinori Muto of Japan during the international friendly match between Japan and Honduras at Toyota Stadium on November 14, 2014 in Toyota, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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Japan\'s Yoshinori Muto, left, and Brazil\'s Everton Augusto compete for the ball during an international friendly soccer match in Singapore, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Japanâs Yoshinori Muto, second from right, is celebrated by the teammates after scoring a goal during an international friendly soccer match between Japan and Venezuela in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Japanâs Yoshinori Muto, right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Venezuela during their international friendly soccer match in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Brazil\'s Neymar, left, attempts to get the ball past Japan\'s Yoshinori Muto during an international friendly soccer match in Singapore, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Japanâs Yoshinori Muto, second from right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Venezuela during their international friendly soccer match in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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OITA, JAPAN - MARCH 27:Yoshinori Muto of Japan keeps the ball during the international friendly match between Japan and Tunisia at Oita Bank Dome on March 27, 2015 in Oita, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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OITA, JAPAN - MARCH 27:Yoshinori Muto of Japan shoots the ball during the international friendly match between Japan and Tunisia at Oita Bank Dome on March 27, 2015 in Oita, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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OITA, JAPAN - MARCH 27:Yoshinori Muto of Japan dribbles the ball during the international friendly match between Japan and Tunisia at Oita Bank Dome on March 27, 2015 in Oita, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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OITA, JAPAN - MARCH 27:Yoshinori Muto of Japan beats Maher Hannachi of Tunisia during the international friendly match between Japan and Tunisia at Oita Bank Dome on March 27, 2015 in Oita, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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TOYOTA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 14: Yasuhito Endo of passes the ball to Yoshinori Muto of Japan during the international friendly match between Japan and Honduras at Toyota Stadium on November 14, 2014 in Toyota, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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TOYOTA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 14:Yoshinori Muto of Japan dribbles the ball during the international friendly match between Japan and Honduras at Toyota Stadium on November 14, 2014 in Toyota, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)
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TOYOTA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 14:Yoshinori Muto of Japan beats Maynor Figueroa of Honduras while Yasuhito Endo of Japan watching during the international friendly match between Japan and Honduras at Toyota Stadium on November 14, 2014 in Toyota, Japan. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) (credit:Kaz Photography via Getty Images)

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