A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a post from Yoshinori Muto that includes a link to a video posted on the club’s official Twitter page.
The footage shows the Toon’s players in full training after the Premier League voted to move on to the next phase of training.
The video shows Newcastle’s players taking part in a match, and Muto features quite often.
In the video, he can be seen trying to compete for a header with Andy Carroll – which does not go well. (0:52)
It then shows the Japanese international receiving a pass from someone off-screen and slotting a cool finish into the bottom corner. (1:44)
Do you want to see Muto given a chance?
Yes, he deserves a run in the team
No, he is not good enough
This post from Muto has drawn the attention of these Toon fans, who are hoping to see the 27-year-old do well.
Welcome back yoshi looking sharp
— ?? Kieran ?? (@NufcKezz) May 28, 2020
hope you will be playing. Not Joel Inton.
— Stephan (@st_prm) May 28, 2020
C’mon Yoshi! Still rooting for you!
— Sam Stuart (@sjstuart92) May 28, 2020
Muto has only made nine appearances for Newcastle this season, scoring one goal, which came in the Carabao Cup back in August.
However, he looked sharp in this footage, and his goal was well-taken – so perhaps he can make an impact on the remaining nine matches of the league season.
These Toon fans do not think he will – and have even claimed to have forgotten about Muto, with one calling him a fraud.
I’d forgotten you still played for us.. Welcome back
— james birch (@jamesbirch11) May 28, 2020
I forgot aboot him
— The Rise of NUFC (@riseofnufc) May 28, 2020
Aye finally you scored you fraud
— Michael Joyce (@M_Joyce95) May 28, 2020
The former Mainz man arrived on Tyneside last summer for around £9.5m, but injury and the Asian Cup limited Muto to just 18 appearances for Newcastle in his first year.
He did score a goal at Old Trafford in a 3-2 defeat for the Toon in October 2018, but that was probably as good as it got for Muto last season.
This year, he started the season in Steve Bruce’s plans, featuring in five of the first seven league games.
However, since playing in the Toon’s 5-0 thrashing by Leicester City, Muto has struggled for game time, only managing to make a further two league appearances.
If he can impress in training, though, he might get the opportunity to play in the Toon’s remaining nine games – he will just have to keep working hard on the training pitch and hope Bruce gives him a chance.