Manchester United Transfer News: Shinji Kagawa Made Right Decision to Stay

Even if David Moyes doesn't bring in any big names, he should feel emboldened knowing Shinji Kagawa is committed to the club.

Whether it be injuries or lack of playing time, it's safe to say that the 2012-13 season could have gone better for Kagawa. He only made 23 appearances in the Premier League and Champions League. In those 23 matches, Kagawa did manage to score six goals and add six assists. Those aren't bad numbers at all. It really makes you wonder what he's capable of in 2013-14.

After a somewhat lackluster campaign, you wouldn't be all that surprised if Kagawa tried to get himself a move back to Borussia Dortmund. It worked for Nuri Sahin after he struggled at Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp, though, has already revealed that Kagawa shot down any chance of a return to the Westfalenstadion. After talking with the player, Klopp spoke with Sky Deutschland in Germany and said (via Thomas Zocher of Sky Sports), "It became clear fairly quickly that Shinji wants to succeed in Manchester next season. I would have never expected a different answer, but you at least have to ask."

Sound decisions are more and more becoming a rarity in football, especially when it comes to a player's future. Players start whining at the first sign of difficulty. When the going gets tough, they get the heck out of town. They put the short term ahead of the long term.

It's refreshing that rather than telling Klopp he wants to go back to Germany, Kagawa is ready to fight for his place in the squad and get into the first team under David Moyes. It's ultimately the right decision.

Even the best players need some time to adjust to the Premier League. Now that he's got that first season under his belt, Kagawa knows exactly what to expect, and he's spent a lot of time on the training ground building chemistry and continuity with his teammates. Kagawa is only 24 years old. He's just beginning to enter the prime of his career. He's primed to have a huge season.

It might actually be better for Kagawa if United don't add a central midfielder this summer. That would probably force Moyes into playing Kagawa in the centre of the pitch, which is his best position.

Moyes managed to help turn Marouane Fellaini into a versatile midfielder. Under Moyes, Fellaini was flying everywhere on the pitch, playing as a CDM, CM, CAM and even sometimes as a centre-forward in emergency circumstances.

Kagawa is not as good defensively as Fellaini, but he can play a lot of positions on the pitch. You can drop him a little deeper so that he's more of a distributor and playmaker, or you can move him more forward so that he's running more at the goal. Moyes can put even Kagawa on the wing to provide some width.

This is a manager who's also gotten the best out of Steven Pienaar. Pienaar was a mess when he went to Tottenham. When he returned to Everton on loan in 2011-12, he was a different player.

If Moyes can do what he did with Pienaar, think what he can do with Kagawa.

For those looking for breakout players in the upcoming Premier League campaign, look no further than Kagawa. He should be able to get a regular first-team spot and prove exactly how skilled a player he is.