According to a German media, the fee was 6.5 million euro.

The 26-year-old ex-Cerezo attacking midfielder has agreed to join the team on a four-year deal.

Kiyotake spent four years in the German football league with Nurnberg and Hannover. He wore the number 10 shirt for the latter team, but couldn't avoid the team's relegation from the Bundesliga.

Kiyotake's move had been in doubt because Sevilla's director of football and the manager could leave the team.

In the Spanish league, Takashi Inui, his former Cerezo Osaka teammate is currently playing for S.D. Eibar.