Promoted Bochum sign Japan forward Asano

Bochum have signed Japan's former Stuttgart forward Takuma Asano, the promoted Bundesliga side said on Wednesday. The 26-year-old has joined on a free transfer from Partizan Belgrade and has signed until 2024. "He has international experience and knows the Bundesliga and German football. He is flexible in attack and is a goal threat," Bochum sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz said in a statement. Asano managed 28 appearances for VfB Stuttgart and Hanover in the Bundesliga. He has scored five goals in 24 Japan games. This week goalkeeper Michael Esser returned to Bochum from Hanover on a...