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The wall of the English Premier League (EPL) was also high for the next generation of Japanese soccer center backs. Takai Gota (21), who had high expectations when he joined Tottenham Hotspur, finally transferred to the German stage on loan.
Tottenham announced on its official website on the 2nd (Korea Standard Time) that "Dakai will transfer on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga for the rest of the 2025-2026 season." Takai, who signed a long-term contract until 2030 with a transfer fee of 5.8 million euros (about 9.8 billion won) from Kawasaki Frontale last summer, has been relieved of his luggage to Germany after half a season of joining the team.
Japan expressed expectations for Takai's rapid growth, which stood out on the Asian stage at a young age. In particular, after Tottenham's transfer, he expressed expectations, predicting Takai's debut every day.
However, Takai finally chose to transfer on loan without having a chance to make his official debut for Tottenham.
At the time of Dakai's transfer, local media such as British media "Spurs Web" predicted that Dakai would make his first-team debut through the Carabao Cup.
The injury held back. Dhaka suffered a foot injury shortly after joining Tottenham and failed to participate in the pre-season tour, and even after recovery, he trained with the first-team squad but failed to overcome the wall of competition to become a starting player. He made his debut for the first time in the matchday list against Crystal Palace last weekend, but in the end, he was decided to go to Germany after only keeping the bench.
Takai caught the attention of European scouts by completely blocking Cristiano Ronaldo (Alnasr) in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) when J1 was Kawasaki. It is a proven resource enough to play four games for the Japanese national team at the age of 20 as the starting member of the J-League. However, Tottenham's soft landing failed for now.
For now, Tottenham expects Dakai to return with experience at Mönchengladbach and join the first-team competition again next season.
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