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Ao Tanaka is set to complete a move to Leeds United in the coming hours with the Japanese star filling the midfield void at Elland Road, and Dusseldorf’s manager has commented. The 25-year-old Japan star was in the building at Thorp Arch on Thursday with a medical and contract on the to-do list ahead of a move. It sees Daniel Farke finally sign a long-term target in the form of Tanaka. A £3.4m fee is set to change hands with Tanaka putting pen to paper on a four-year deal until June 2028. Graham Smyth reported late on Thursday night that a move to sign Tanaka at Leeds now “sounds done”. Leeds …

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