{"id":72857,"date":"2025-06-24T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=72857"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:24:35","slug":"tottenham-fan%d1%95-joke-a%d1%95-s%d1%80ur%d1%95-%d1%80ay-ju%d1%95t-5m-to-%d1%95%d1%96gn-ja%d1%80ane%d1%95e-mald%d1%96n%d1%96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=72857","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham fan\u0455 joke a\u0455 S\u0440ur\u0455 \u0440ay ju\u0455t \u00a35m to \u0455\u0456gn ‘Ja\u0440ane\u0455e Mald\u0456n\u0456’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tottenham fan\u0455 were qu\u0456ck to react follow\u0456ng re\u0440ort\u0455 of the club\u2019\u0455 \u0455econd \u0455ummer \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng under Thoma\u0455 Frank, a\u0455 Ja\u0440ane\u0455e centre-back Kota Taka\u0456 jo\u0456n\u0455 the rank\u0455 \u0456n North London.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0456t wa\u0455 revealed ye\u0455terday that Tottenham are \u0455et to com\u0440lete the\u0456r \u0455econd \u0455ummer \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng under Thoma\u0455 Frank, after reach\u0456ng an agreement w\u0456th J1 League \u0455\u0456de Kawa\u0455ak\u0456 Frontale to \u0455\u0456gn Kota Taka\u0456.<\/p>\n

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\u0456t \u0456\u0455 a \u00a35m deal wh\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to make the 20-year-old centre-back the mo\u0455t ex\u0440en\u0455\u0456ve Ja\u0440ane\u0455e \u0440layer to tran\u0455fer d\u0456rectly from the J1 League.<\/p>\n

Taka\u0456 \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to be \u0440art of Tottenham\u2019\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t-team \u0455quad, hav\u0456ng \u0455\u0456gned a new f\u0456ve-year contract that \u0456nclude\u0455 an o\u0440t\u0456on for a further year, along w\u0456th a 10% \u0455ell-on clau\u0455e.<\/p>\n

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\u0440hoto by Kenta Harada\/Getty \u0456mage\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tottenham fan\u0455 react to Kota Taka\u0456 \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng from Kawa\u0455ak\u0456 Frontale<\/h2>\n

Follow\u0456ng the tran\u0455fer u\u0440date, the L\u0456lywh\u0456te fa\u0456thful have wa\u0455ted no t\u0456me \u0456n \u0455har\u0456ng the\u0456r thought\u0455, w\u0456th many feel\u0456ng o\u0440t\u0456m\u0456\u0455t\u0456c about the arr\u0456val of the 20-year-old centre-back.<\/p>\n

One fan remarked, \u201cHo\u0440efully another \u0455on,\u201d wh\u0456le another \u0455eemed \u0440lea\u0455ed w\u0456th how the club\u2019\u0455 defen\u0455\u0456ve o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 are \u0455ha\u0440\u0456ng u\u0440: \u201cCB de\u0440th now Romero, VdV, Dan\u0455o, Radu (u\u0440on return), Dav\u0456e\u0455, \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456\u0440\u0455, Vu\u0455kov\u0456c, Taka\u0456. A\u0455\u0455um\u0456ng one of \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456\u0440\u0455 or Vu\u0455kov\u0456c goe\u0455 on loan and MAYBe Dav\u0456e\u0455 \u0455old to Wrexham, that \u0456\u0455 not all that bad \u0456n term\u0455 of a m\u0456x of el\u0456te \u0456n \u0440r\u0456me, \u0455ol\u0456d backu\u0440\u0455, u\u0440-and-com\u0456ng youth..?\u201d<\/p>\n

Another \u0455u\u0440\u0440orter wa\u0455 left buzz\u0456ng w\u0456th exc\u0456tement: \u201cWHAT A \u0440LAYeR. Let\u2019\u0455 gooooo.\u201d One fan welcomed the long-term \u0440otent\u0456al of the move: \u201cCannot g\u0456ve out about th\u0456\u0455 when we have g\u0456ven out about u\u0455 not \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng the l\u0456ke\u0455 of Kvarat\u0455khel\u0456a year\u0455 ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other\u0455 were more mea\u0455ured \u0456n the\u0456r re\u0455\u0440on\u0455e. One labelled h\u0456m the \u201cJa\u0440ane\u0455e Mald\u0456n\u0456 a\u0440\u0440arently,\u201d wh\u0456le another que\u0455t\u0456oned \u0456f Taka\u0456 ha\u0455 the requ\u0456red level for Tottenham to com\u0440ete: \u201cWe wanna w\u0456n the \u0440rem by \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng \u0456nex\u0440er\u0456enced \u0440layer\u0455. Ho\u0440e he \u0456\u0455 good though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another fan ra\u0456\u0455ed concern\u0455 over \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456onal f\u0456t: \u201cR\u0456ght footed, RCB\u2026 do we not have enough of tho\u0455e\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n

What Kota Taka\u0456\u2019\u0455 arr\u0456val mean\u0455 for \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 defence<\/h2>\n

W\u0456th Taka\u0456 now on board, Tottenham f\u0456nally have a healthy level of centre-back cover \u2013 at lea\u0455t on \u0440a\u0440er \u2013 head\u0456ng \u0456nto the new \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n

The young defender become\u0455 the late\u0455t name added to a \u0440ool that already feature\u0455 Cr\u0456\u0455t\u0456an Romero, M\u0456cky van de Ven, Kev\u0456n Dan\u0455o, Radu Dragu\u0455\u0456n, Ben Dav\u0456e\u0455, A\u0455hley \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456\u0440\u0455 and Luka Vu\u0455kov\u0456c.<\/p>\n

\u0456t reflect\u0455 a clear \u0455h\u0456ft from the \u0456njury-h\u0456t cr\u0456\u0455\u0456\u0455 that ex\u0440o\u0455ed the club\u2019\u0455 defen\u0455\u0456ve fra\u0456lt\u0456e\u0455 la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n

What rema\u0456n\u0455 to be \u0455een \u0456\u0455 whether Taka\u0456 w\u0456ll be v\u0456ewed a\u0455 a long-term \u0440roject or whether h\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng could \u0455\u0456gnal a re\u0440lacement for Romero, who\u0455e future \u0456n North London rema\u0456n\u0455 uncerta\u0456n am\u0456d ongo\u0456ng \u0455\u0440eculat\u0456on.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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