by Tottenham announced the signing of the young Japanese central defender Kota Takai.
The 20-year-old meets in a deal worth £ 5 million from J-League Club Kawasaki Frontale. Takai signed a five -year contract by 2030.
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It is expected that Takai is part of head coach Thomas Frank’s first team squad for the new season and could make his debut if Spurs are faced with the friendliness of the season on July 19 in her opening-friendliness.
The young defender said goodbye to Frontale at the weekend, gave a speech to the fans after his last game and posted a photo of himself on Sunday that flew to London.
Takai joins Spurs with an up -and -coming call after winning frontals in 2024 the Japanese Super Cup, and was also appointed Japan’s young boy in the same year.
Takai, who was described as a brave and preacher central defender, was expected to move to a large European club despite his delicate age for some time.
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The Japanese football expert Dan Orlowitz, previously from Japan Times, told Standard sport Recently: “Not a single person who has seen them in recent years is surprised to go to Europe. It was inevitable.”
