New Manchester United signing Shinji Kagawa will not be called up for Olympic duty by Japan, much to the relief of United boss Sir Alex Ferguson. Twenty-three-year-old Kagawa is eligible to compete but it has been confirmed the midfielder, who will join United from German champions Borussia Dortmund once he has passed a medical and gained a work permit, will not be selected.
Japanese FA technical director Hiromi Hara said:
"We came to the conclusion that not giving him enough rest is not good for his future or our final World Cup qualifiers.
"I talked to Kagawa directly and told him he would not be chosen." "Kagawa is one of the leading members of the Japan national senior team and he is almost certainly going to join one of the biggest clubs in the world.
