Vissel Kobe announced Saturday that former Germany international Lukas Podolski is leaving the J-League first-division club upon the expiration of his contract.The 34-year-old striker joined Kobe in the summer of 2017 on a two-and-a-half-year deal with an estimated annual salary of 600 million yen (about $5.4 million). He scored 15 goals in 52 matches and helped Vissel win their maiden Emperor's Cup earlier this month."I always had incredible support from the first day I played in Kobe until winning the national title on the last. I will never forget it," Podolski said in a statement throug…READ FULL ARTICLE
