Tatsuma Yoshida will step down as manager of Kashiwa Reysol at the end of this season, the J. League first-division club said on Wednesday.

Yoshida is expected to be replaced by Brazilian Milton Mendes.

Yoshida led Kashiwa to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League this term, but Reysol finished 14th in the J. League first stage and they are currently ninth in the overall standings with two games of the season remaining.