Yoshinori Muto grabbed a hat-trick as Mainz denied Augsburg what would have been only their second win of the season in the final minute at the Augsburg Arena, snatching a 3-3 draw. Bottom-placed Augsburg were looking to follow some of their recent cup wins with points in the Bundesliga, yet Muto's goal for Mainz 20 minutes into a game otherwise dominated by the hosts told a familiar tale. Mut...Full Story »

Hannover's miserable start to the season continued on Saturday as they were beaten 3-0 by Mainz, whose summer recruit Yoshinori Muto scored his first goals for the club. Muto beat the offside flag to put Mainz in front with his shot hitting the inside of the far post on its way past Ron-Robert Zieler in the 15th minute. The Japanese striker added a second with a close-range header after Hannov...Full Story »

Japan striker Yoshinori Muto has rejected an offer from Chelsea and is likely to join Germany's Mainz 05, according to reports. According to Sports Nippon daily, FC Tokyo and Mainz have agreed on the 22-year-old’s transfer. The transfer fee is said to be around 3.0 million Euros (402 million yen) according to the paper.  Last week media reports suggested that Chelsea made a fo...Full Story »

Chelsea have launched a bid for FC Tokyo striker Yoshinori Muto, according to the club's president Naoki Ogane.Muto, 22, who only graduated from university last month has an impressive record in the J-League, having scored 13 goals last season, and he has already notched up three in five this term.The striker has been attracting attention from many clubs across Europe and Ogane has confirmed t...Full Story »