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Japanese prospect Kota Takai (22) will work with South Korean national soccer team Jens Kastrov (23) on the same team.
Tottenham officially announced on the 2nd (Korea Standard Time) that "Dakai will transfer to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga on loan for the remaining 2025-26 season."
As a result, Mönchengladbach will build a "Korea-Japan duo" lineup of Kastroff and center back Dakai, who play in the midfield and defense.
With his vigorous activity and determined play, Kastrov is in charge of not only Mönchengladbach's midfield but also right-side defense. With center back Takai joining, collaborative plays between the two players on the ground are expected to be frequently produced.
A "Korea-Japan joint" defense line could also be formed in which Castrov plays the role of the primary cordon in the midfield and Takai defends the last.
Takai, who was born in 2004, entered Tottenham last summer with 5 million pounds (about 9.7 billion won), the highest transfer fee ever for a Japanese J-League player. He was a 192cm tall, under-20 (U-20), U-23 national team, and advanced to the senior national team.
But the England stage was harsh. The plantar fasciitis injury, which came right after joining the team, hampered him. He was out of power as his recovery was slow, and eventually failed to make his debut until half of the season. The only record is that he was included in the replacement list against Crystal Palace on the 29th of last month.
Takai, who needed to change, chose to go to Germany to secure time for his participation. Korean and Japanese soccer fans are paying attention to how Dakai, who leaves his regrets behind at Tottenham and heads to Germany, will perform with Kastrov.
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