The Japanese press are reporting Abe is gone. On his way back to his old Japanese team, Urawa Reds.
The first part of this says: "Urawa signed Japan midfielder Yuki Abe (30) from English Championship team Leicester City on 13 January. According to sources at the club, Abe has agreed a multi-year deal at an average annual wage of Y100m (about GBP850,000), and the deal should be announced officially in the next few days."
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20120114-00000053-spnannex-socc
The first part of this says: "Urawa signed Japan midfielder Yuki Abe (30) from English Championship team Leicester City on 13 January. According to sources at the club, Abe has agreed a multi-year deal at an average annual wage of Y100m (about GBP850,000), and the deal should be announced officially in the next few days."
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20120114-00000053-spnannex-socc