Tottenham’s latest commitment from Kota Takai has already shown that he can take over the Premier League striker next season.
The Japan national player has completed a transfer to Kawasaki Frontale in his home country for £ 5 million – and it could prove to be a bargain.
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Takai’s step represents a record fee for a Japanese player who leaves the J1 league, and it is expected to be a member of the first team.
And Trace fans were told by the 20-year-old central defender, who is already waving in the international scene.
Despite his age, Takai has already made 78 appearances by the first team for Kawasaki, with whom he won the Japanese trophy in 2023.
Since his debut in September, he has also picked up four international caps caps caps of Caps.
Japanese football expert Alan Gibson believes that Takai’s physicality in England will be the key.
Remarkably, the defender was exposed to a trio of former stars of the Premier League stars before moving to the department.
In an interview with Hawksbee & Baker, Gibson said: “He is very, very good. He is very quick.
“He registered 4, 6 feet for 3 and a half at 6 feet, which is very unusual for a Japanese player and should not be a problem in the Premier League if the size is important.
“And at the moment he is only about 80, 82, 83 kg.
He continued: “I think some of the highlights they probably saw were in the semi -finals of the Asian Champions League when he played against Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Jhon Duran, and basically he had her in his pocket.
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“I didn’t know that Ronaldo played about 60 minutes. Seriously, I saw it on a small screen and I had really forgotten that Ronaldo was there.”
Kawasaki recorded Al Nassr in the semi -finals of the AFC Champions League in April in the semi -finals.
Takai was able to keep both Cristiano Ronaldo and Jhon Duran away when his team reached the final, where they were beaten by the Saudi club Al Ahli.
He will now bring his pace and power to Nordlondon as part of Thomas Frank’s Spurs resignation this summer.
Takai is Tottenham’s fourth permanent signing with three, which were previously confirmed by the club before the new season.
Both Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso arrived in the second half of the last term after the first rental spells.
In the meantime, the Croatian defender Luka Vuskovic will give his long -awaited arrival.
The 18 -year -old agreed to step from Hajduk, who had divided in 2023 and spent the last season borrowed with Westerlo last season -and impressive.
Due to its age, however, it was only able to complete its transfer this year.
During his time in Belgian, the central defender scored one of the goals of the season and shot in a breathtaking kick.
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