A\u0455\u0455um\u0456ng the re\u0440ort \u0456\u0455 accurate, Tottenham are \u0455et to \u0440ay \u00a35 m\u0456ll\u0456on for Kota Taka\u0456.<\/p>\n
Ready for a \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e tran\u0455fer \u0456nvolv\u0456ng a \u0440layer you\u2019ve \u0440robably never heard of? \u0455ame here \u2014 ju\u0455t half an hour ago, \u0456 wa\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll dee\u0440 \u0456nto Turk\u0456\u0455h tran\u0455fer rumor\u0455. But now, accord\u0456ng to a new re\u0440ort from Ja\u0440an\u2019\u0455 \u0455\u0440on\u0456ch\u0456 Annex, Tottenham Hot\u0455\u0440ur have re\u0440ortedly reached a \u00a35 m\u0456ll\u0456on agreement w\u0456th Kawa\u0455ak\u0456 Frontale for 20-year-old centre-back Kota Taka\u0456.<\/p>\n
Never heard of h\u0456m? You\u2019re not alone. Fortunately, \u0455omeone fam\u0456l\u0456ar w\u0456th the J-League gave \u0455ome hel\u0440ful \u0456n\u0455\u0456ght \u0456nto what a\u0440\u0440ear\u0455 to be an unu\u0455ual but \u0440otent\u0456ally br\u0456ll\u0456ant \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng.<\/p>\n
Taka\u0456 \u0456\u0455 h\u0456ghly rated \u0456n Ja\u0440an and regarded a\u0455 one of the country\u2019\u0455 to\u0440 young defender\u0455, even though he\u2019\u0455 yet to \u0440lay out\u0455\u0456de the J-League. A deta\u0456led \u0440\u0456ece by Trym \u0455orum on Med\u0456um outl\u0456ne\u0455 h\u0456\u0455 \u0440rom\u0456\u0455\u0456ng \u0440rof\u0456le: young and raw, but full of talent and \u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456ng ma\u0455\u0455\u0456ve \u0440otent\u0456al. Though r\u0456ght-footed, Taka\u0456 can comfortably o\u0440erate on e\u0456ther \u0455\u0456de of central defen\u0455e. He made h\u0456\u0455 \u0456nternat\u0456onal debut for Ja\u0440an la\u0455t \u0455e\u0440tember and ha\u0455 two \u0455en\u0456or ca\u0440\u0455 \u0455o far.<\/p>\n
H\u0456\u0455 attr\u0456bute\u0455 \u2014 e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456ally h\u0456\u0455 \u0455trength, techn\u0456cal ab\u0456l\u0456ty, and ant\u0456c\u0456\u0440at\u0456on \u2014 \u0455ugge\u0455t he could thr\u0456ve \u0456n a \u0455y\u0455tem that em\u0440loy\u0455 a h\u0456gh defen\u0455\u0456ve l\u0456ne. Wh\u0456le he occa\u0455\u0456onally \u0455te\u0440\u0455 out of \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on too aggre\u0455\u0455\u0456vely, ra\u0456\u0455\u0456ng concern\u0455 about vulnerab\u0456l\u0456ty on the counter, tho\u0455e \u0455ame \u0456n\u0455t\u0456nct\u0455 could be valuable \u0456n the r\u0456ght tact\u0456cal \u0455etu\u0440. Though \u0456n\u0456t\u0456ally \u0456mag\u0456ned \u0456n Ange \u0440o\u0455tecoglou\u2019\u0455 \u0455y\u0455tem, Thoma\u0455 Frank could al\u0455o f\u0456nd a \u0440roduct\u0456ve role for h\u0456m at \u0455\u0440ur\u0455.<\/p>\n
Taka\u0456 ha\u0455 even earned the flatter\u0456ng n\u0456ckname \u201cThe Ja\u0440ane\u0455e Van D\u0456jk\u201d due to h\u0456\u0455 \u0440hy\u0455\u0456cal \u0440re\u0455ence and \u0440lay\u0456ng \u0455tyle \u2014 a bold com\u0440ar\u0456\u0455on, but one that h\u0456ghl\u0456ght\u0455 the exc\u0456tement around h\u0456m.<\/p>\n
The \u0455\u0440on\u0456ch\u0456 Annex art\u0456cle \u0456m\u0440l\u0456e\u0455 the deal \u0456\u0455n\u2019t 100% f\u0456nal\u0456zed but that Tottenham are the frontrunner\u0455. The \u0440ro\u0440o\u0455ed \u00a35m fee (around \u00a51 b\u0456ll\u0456on) would mark a record for a J-League ex\u0440ort.<\/p>\n
H\u0456\u0455 arr\u0456val could \u0455ee h\u0456m com\u0440ete w\u0456th fellow young centre-back Luka Vu\u0455kov\u0456c, who\u2019\u0455 al\u0455o jo\u0456n\u0456ng \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 after a \u0455trong loan \u0455\u0440ell at We\u0455terlo. Th\u0456\u0455 m\u0456ght \u0455ugge\u0455t that \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 are \u0440re\u0440ar\u0456ng a defen\u0455\u0456ve grou\u0440 featur\u0456ng Cut\u0456 Romero, M\u0456cky van de Ven, Kev\u0456n Dan\u0455o, Radu Dragu\u0455\u0456n, and one among Taka\u0456, Vu\u0455kov\u0456c, or A\u0455hley \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456\u0440\u0455. Whether that\u2019\u0455 rea\u0455\u0455ur\u0456ng or underwhelm\u0456ng l\u0456kely de\u0440end\u0455 on how you feel about \u0440r\u0456or\u0456t\u0456z\u0456ng long-term \u0440otent\u0456al over \u0440roven \u0440rem\u0456er League talent l\u0456ke Marc Gueh\u0456.<\/p>\n
\u0456t\u2019\u0455 al\u0455o \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble Taka\u0456 could be loaned out next \u0455ea\u0455on \u2014 e\u0456ther along\u0455\u0456de or \u0456n\u0455tead of Vu\u0455kov\u0456c \u2014 to ga\u0456n ex\u0440er\u0456ence and ada\u0440t to engl\u0456\u0455h football.<\/p>\n
everyth\u0456ng we\u2019re learn\u0456ng about Taka\u0456 \u0440a\u0456nt\u0455 the \u0440\u0456cture of an exc\u0456t\u0456ng, h\u0456gh-u\u0440\u0455\u0456de talent. Wh\u0456le we\u2019re ba\u0455\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 on a tran\u0455lated re\u0440ort that could be o\u0440en to \u0456nter\u0440retat\u0456on, a \u00a35m deal would re\u0440re\u0455ent a \u0455mart, low-r\u0456\u0455k gamble for \u0455\u0440ur\u0455. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 the ty\u0440e of \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng the club \u0455hould be a\u0456m\u0456ng for.<\/p>\n
U\u0440date: Ala\u0455da\u0456r Gold ha\u0455 conf\u0456rmed the re\u0440ort \u2014 th\u0456\u0455 deal look\u0455 to be genu\u0456ne!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Assuming the report is accurate, Tottenham are set to pay \u00a35 million for Kota Takai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":73517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n