Celtic ace Reo Hatate has revealed he's had a 'personal conversation' with the Japan manager after travelling almost 30,000 miles in the past month for international football...without kicking a ball.
Hatate was an unused sub in Japan's 1-1 draw with Australia this week to continue his astonishing frustrating recent travels.
He has now travelled 29,393 miles in the last month - well over the 24,901 miles calculated as the distance around the earth's circumference and not played a single minute for his country.
Hatate last played for Japan in June in a 5-0 win over Myanmar in June, but has been completely snubbed by manager Hajime Moriyasu since, despite naming him in all his squads.
Last month, Hatate travelled from Glasgow to Tokyo for Japan's 7-0 win over China in Saitama, which was 5,790 miles. He then flew another 5,179 miles to Bahrain to watch Japan win 5-0 in Riffa from the stands before flying for another 3,398 miles to return to Glasgow.
This month, Japan based themselves in Jeddah for their first qualifier and Hatate jetted another 3,241 miles to get to the Saudi city., before flying back to Japan for the huge game against Australia on Tuesday in Saitama, which was another 5,995 miles.
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Hatate then flew 5,790 miles for his return to Glasgow ahead of tomorrow's top of the table showdown with Aberdeen.
And he said: "I won't say what it is, but I have had personal conversations about my situation with the manager.
"I want to help the national team as much as possible if I do get to play.
"Of course I want to be in the team, but my top priority is doing whatever it takes to help us win and get to the World Cup Finals.
"And I will do whatever it takes to get there."
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