Venezia are set to sign the former Arsenal defender

Venice is confident of signing central defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, journalist Nicolo Scira reports. It is expected that the member of Serie A will officially strengthen the 27-year-old Japanese during the next week (20-26.07). A three-year contract was prepared for the player. At the beginning of July, Tomiyasa was left as a free agent by Ajax, in whose T-shirt he scored one assist in nine matches (236 minutes). Takehiro has been a member of the Amsterdam club since December 2025. At the 2026 World Cup, the versatile defender, capable of playing not only in the center of defense, but also on the wings, took part in three out of four matches of the Japanese national team. We will remind that it was his performances in Italy for Bologna that attracted the attention of Arsenal, who bought him in the summer of 2021.