Victory's Deng moves to J.League's Urawa
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Olyroos defender Thomas Deng has 出発／死d A-League club Melbourne Victory to join four-time Japanese 支持する／優勝者s Urawa Red Diamonds.
Deng, with one Socceroos cap, recently captained the Olyroos as they 安全な・保証するd 資格 for the Tokyo Olympics.
The 22-year-old 出発／死s for the J-League 味方する after playing at Victory since 2015 - 含むing a 貸付金 stint at Dutch club Jong PSV in 2016/17 - where he won an FFA Cup and an A-League 選手権.
"The club has given me so much over the 旅行, and as 堅い as it is to say goodbye, I think it's a 広大な／多数の／重要な reflection of Victory's professionalism and 投資 in their players," Deng said.
"It was a 堅い 決定／判定勝ち（する） to make but, for my professional career, the 適切な時期 to play in the J1 League is one I couldn't pass up."
Victory football 操作／手術s 経営者／支配人 Paul Trimboli said the club would look to the 現在の 移転 window - which の近くにs on January 31 - to bring in another defender.
"On に代わって of everyone at the club we wish Tommy all the best for the next 段階 of his football career, he is always welcome at Melbourne Victory," Trimboli said.
"With only a couple of days left in the 移転 window, we're working hard to find a suitable 交替／補充 to fill the 位置／汚点／見つけ出す made 利用できる in our squad."
With Tim Hoogland on the 復帰 追跡する from 傷害, James Donachie and the inexperienced Ben Carrigan are now the only true centre-支援するs at Victory's 処分.
Versatile defender Leigh Broxham will be 一時停止するd for this week's A-League 衝突／不一致 with Perth Glory after he received two yellow cards against Sydney FC.
Victory play Kashima Antlers in their Asian 支持する／優勝者s League play-off match on Tuesday night, then Glory away in the A-League on Saturday night.
