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Rumors of the transfer of Japanese national team ace Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) have begun to be heard again.
It's a Japanese soccer media companyCiting the Spanish media Goldigital report on the 19th, 'Gubo has been attracting attention from big clubs such as Arsenal and Liverpool (England) in recent months. Atletico Madrid (Spain) is also keeping an eye on Gubo' It is highly likely that Gubo will leave San Sebastian (based in Sociedad) after this season. We'll take offers without difficulty in the summer transfer market,' he said. The media mentioned Gubo as the `third star to leave Sociedad' along with Martin Subimendi, who has already agreed to transfer to Arsenal, and Bryce Mendes, who is rumored to be kicked out, and demonstrated his ability by consistently playing as a key player in the Primera Liga. He predicted that it would be reasonable to move on to the next stage now and that if he leaves Sociedad, it would be to go to the Premier League.
It's not a sudden prospect. Last month, Spanish media El Nacional said on the 10th (Korea time) 'Diego Simeone, manager of Atletico Madrid, put Gubo on the list of recruits in preparation for Antoine Griezmann's transfer. Arsenal and Liverpool have also been mentioned as teams interested in Gubo in the upcoming summer transfer market.
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Gubo, a former La Masia at the Barcelona Academy, has stood out since he wore a Sociedad uniform in the 2022-2023 season. He recorded nine goals and seven assists in the first season of the transfer, seven goals and four assists in the 2023-2024 season, and seven goals and four assists last season. Among the more than 100 Japanese players in Europe, Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) is considered the best player in the team. As Kubo continues to play in Sociedad, his transfer or not is becoming a hot topic every summer in the transfer market. El Nacional pointed out that `Simeone highly appreciates Kubo's technique, flexibility, and breakthrough ability' and"It fits with Simeone's style, which emphasizes a high degree of understanding and activity in tactics that can play on the left and right sides and second lines.'
However, it is unclear whether Kubo will actually be able to leave Sociedad. Sociedad is under contract with Kubo until June 2029. The amount set by his buyout is known to be 60 million euros (about 93.9 billion won). Some say that the buyout amount will not be a problem, given that most of the clubs interested in Gubo are huge, but the obstacle is that it is not a small amount. The question mark has not fallen over whether Gubo, whose physicality is considered the biggest weakness, will be able to adapt in the Premier League, which is much rougher than in the Primera Liga.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
