FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - AFC Asian Cup - Semi-Final - Iran v Japan - Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates - January 28, 2019 Japan's Yuya Osako reacts REUTERS/Suhaib Salem/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Werder Bremen will not release Japan forward Yuya Osako for June's Copa America as they are concerned the 28-year-old will suffer burnout due to his playing commitments with the national team, the Bundesliga club have said.
Osako, who featured at last year's World Cup in Russia, recently returned to Germany after scoring four goals for the Samurai Blue at the Asian Cup.
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