Crystal Palace announce signing of former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu

[p]The 27-year-old former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] player is manager Pierre Sage's second signing of the summer transfer window, following the arrival of defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mingueza-oscar/YkHSwt2b/"]Oscar Mingueza[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tomiyasu-takehiro/OSNvjZSP/"]Tomiyasu[/a], capable of playing at full-back and centre-back, spent the second half of last season at Dutch giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a].[/p][p][b]The defender, who has won 46 caps, was part of Japan's squad at the 2026 World Cup.[/b][/p][p]South London [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]club Palace[/a] have enjoyed a golden spell over the past two seasons, winning the FA Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Conference League under former manager Oliver Glasner.[/p][embed guid="83978315-6e4d-4ae9-8fca-e76a1989015d" url="https://x.com/CPFC/status/2085730178723123678" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I'm excited to get started,"[/b] said Tomiyasu. [b]"This club is in a good moment, winning three titles in two seasons. Here is where I wanted to be."[/b][/p][p]Palace chairman Steve Parish said: [b]"Takehiro has experience at the highest level of European and international football. We are delighted to welcome a player of his calibre to the club."[/b][/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]