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Racist abuse spurred Suzuki as Japan goalkeeper set for Premier League

The 23-year-old will be the first Japanese goalkeeper in Premier League history after impressing for Parma and Japan, with a transfer fee of up to €35 million.

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The 23-year-old will be the first Japanese goalkeeper in Premier League history when he seals his move to Aston Villa from Italian team Parma for up to 35 million euros ($40 million). Suzuki, who was previously linked with Manchester United, was born in New Jersey to a Ghanaian father and Japanese mother and moved to Japan at a young age. After coming through Japanese football he moved to Belgium then Italy and has already won 28 caps for his co…

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Racist abuse spurred Suzuki as Japan goalkeeper set for Premier League

Zion Suzuki has had to overcome costly mistakes and racist abuse on the way to becoming the most expensive Japanese goalkeeper in history.

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Very close to joining the PSG before this track was abandoned this weekend, the guardian of Parma, Zion Suzuki, will finally discover the Premier League. After having formalized five recruits since the start of the mercato, with the arrivals of Alessandro Longoni, Lucas Digne, Maghnes Akliouche, Mika Godts and Ferran Torres, the PSG was about to recruit a sixth element during this mercato period. Indeed, everything was closed between Parma and t…

Zion Suzuki, 23-year-old warden (24 on August 21) of Japan, who was under contract in Parma until 2029, was close to Paris Saint-Germain this summer. But the transfer failed at the last moment. Finally, the Japanese international officially signed at Aston Villa, in a transfer estimated at 35 million euros by the media. What was planned for the PSG. Zion. 的s. pic.twitter.com/B3Lqg3CLFb — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) August 19, 2026 Last Friday, S…

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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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