Center Vaccine Speciality Japan Special New Year DF Foot sole fasciitis missed a few weeks...Joining Tottenham → Worst start
Jul 30, 2025
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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said of Takai's status at a pre-press conference in Hong Kong on the 29th, `I suffered a plantar fasciitis injury. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how much. It will probably take a few weeks."
Takai made headlines by moving from Kawasaki Frontale to Tottenham in June for £5 million (about 9.2 billion won), the highest transfer fee ever in the J League.
However, after joining the team, it was reported that he injured his calf while training and could not join the important Asian tour schedule. Frank explained that the exact site of the injury was the plantar fascia. Plantar fasciitis is associated with pain in the soles of the feet, which is fatal for a soccer player who runs about 10 kilometers per game.
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Takai is in a position to rehabilitate without joining the team for the time being even after the team returns to London.
There is a high possibility that he will miss the opening match of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2025-2026 season. Tottenham, which ranked 17th last season, will play Burnley at home on the 16th for the first time of the season.
Coincidentally, some Japanese center backs who play in the European big leagues are suffering from injuries.
Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich) moved from Stuttgart to Munich in the summer of 2024 for a transfer fee of 30 million euros (about 47 billion won), but he suffered a metatarsal fracture in a pre-season friendly and left for a long time.
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Takehiro Tomiyasu of Japan National University joined Arsenal in 2021 with a transfer fee of 17 million pounds (about 31 billion won) from Bologna and injured his calves and knees alternately for four years. In the 2024-2025 season, he played eight minutes as a substitute against Southampton on the 10th. Tomiyasu, who played 84 games for Arsenal for four years, was eventually notified of his release after last season.
What Tomiyasu and Ito have in common is that their careers have been twisted immediately after joining the big club. Prior to joining Arsenal, Tomiyasu played his best with Sintrawidan and Bologna without any major injuries.
At the age of 27, Tomiyasu is already considered 'The Year of the Dead'. I couldn't play the A-match in 2025.
On the other hand, Takai, who was born in 2004 and made his national team debut this year, is a rising year. Takai, who has a solid build of 1m92, 90kg, was recognized for his potential with his performance of 'erasing Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) on the elite stage of the Asian Champions League in the 2024-2025 season in May.
"It is not easy to advance from the J-League to the Premier League," Japanese national team coach Hajime Moriyasu said in a local interview in June. "The EPL is said to be the hardest league to advance into, and it's a great pleasure for J-League players and Japanese players to be recognized as people who play together and watch together."
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"Tottenham is a strong team with a long history in the Premier League," Moriyasu said. Last season, he won the European stage (the Europa League)"I hope Takai will contribute to the team's victory and aim to win the Premier League and Champions League." And I hope you gain experience on that stage and go beyond Van Dijk."
However, due to an unexpected injury, the steps were twisted from the beginning. If Christian Romero, the vice-captain and Argentina's main center back, remains in the interest of Atletico Madrid, Takai's competition to become the main player will inevitably become more difficult.
Croatian center back Luka Buscovic joined Tottenham this year and stole coach Frank's heart by showing off a series of 'monster'-like performances in pre-season friendlies. Takai is Yang Min-hyuk's case last season, and there is a possibility that he will increase his adaptability to Europe through loan.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
