I'm jealous of Japan, Korea has never seen a big league GK birth prospect Lotto again! Barca's targeted talent

Apr 02, 2025

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Will Japan be able to achieve a great rise in power in the national team as a mixed-race goalkeeper.

Reporter Florian Flettenberg, who works for Sky Sports in Germany and is an expert in the transfer market, said on the 1st (Korea time) "Barcelona wanted to recruit Mio Bakhaus in the summer and then send him on loan to grow it. But Barkhouse will not join. Growing up at Werder Bremen and second-choice goalkeeper Barkhouse wants to be first-choice goalkeeper in the summer," he reported.

Barkhouse is a prospect born in 2004. He is a German-born player, but he is a dual Japanese national. This is because the player's mother is Japanese. I grew up in Japan as a child. He dreamed of becoming a soccer player in Kawasaki Frontale, a prestigious Japanese city. Bakhaus also trained at the youth academy of the Japan Football Association, but returned to Germany in 2017.

Barkhouse, who joined Bremen in 2018, has entered the first team since 2022. However, there was no place in the first team due to the specificity of the goalkeeper position. During the 2023-2024 season, he left for Volendam in the Netherlands on loan and grew up playing as a main player for one season. He returned to Bremen this season, but has yet to make the jump to the starting lineup.

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Still, he was a goalkeeper who was recognized for his potential, so he also tried to take Bakhouse from Barcelona, but the player refused. Rather than going on loan after heading to Barcelona, he wanted to be on a team and become the No. 1 goalkeeper.

Reporter Flettenberg said "Barkhaus wants to be the number one goalkeeper, ideally in Bremen or any other team. Transfer is possible and there has already been an inquiry. Brighton showed interest last summer. This winter, FC Copenhagen contacted us.

If Barkhouse comes up for sale in the summer transfer market and heads to the big leagues, Japan can have a new big league goalkeeper prospect who can be selected for the national team. Barkhouse has also played for Japan's national team under the age of 15. After returning to Germany, he consistently played for the German national team by age. Currently, he is a starting member of Germany's under-20 national team.

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I don't know which country he will play for later, but the Japan Football Association is trying to get him to play for the Japanese national team. Looking at the information on the official website of the German Bundesliga last year "Barkhaus has already been on the radar of the Japanese national team. Japanese national team coach Hajime Moriyasu visited Bremen to see Bakhouse's skills. The Japan Football Association sent two players to training, including the national coach" it says.

Barkhouse also appears to have a strong affection for Japan, as he writes down his Japanese name on his personal SNS and posts photos of his trip to Japan on his SNS.

Barkhouse is now known for his style similar to that of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, the main German and Barcelona players. If Japan succeeds in persuading Bakhouse, it will have another mixed-race goalkeeper after Suzuki Zaion. Zion has already played as the main player in Italy's Serie A Parma, raising rumors of a transfer to a big club. Japan will get another big league goalkeeper if Barkhouse advances to the big league after choosing Japan.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.