Seville (Spain): Sevilla football club on Wednesday announced the transfer of Japanese midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake to Cerezo Osaka.

The 27-year-old moved from Sevilla to Cerezo on Tuesday, hours before the closing of the winter transfer window in Spain, so that the Spanish side can sign Argentine midfielder Walter Montoya from Rosario Central to take his place, reports Efe.

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Kiyotake played nine official matches with Sevilla in which he scored one goal