Turns out, Tottenham's ambitious recruiting center back for plantar fasciitis, injury creaking from the start...Frank's sigh. We don't even know when to come back

Jul 30, 2025

Turns out, Tottenham's ambitious recruiting center back for plantar fasciitis, injury creaking from the start...Frank's sigh. We don't even know when to come back
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Turns out, Tottenham's ambitious recruiting center back for plantar fasciitis, injury creaking from the start...Frank's sigh. We don't even know when to come back
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Turns out, Tottenham's ambitious recruiting center back for plantar fasciitis, injury creaking from the start...Frank's sigh. We don't even know when to come back
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Japanese center back Kota (21), ambitiously recruited by Tottenham, was out of power even before starting the engine.

Concerns have even been raised about the "glass body". He is worried that he will become the next Tomiyasu Takehiro. Arsenal signed 'multi-defender'Dormiyas, who can play both centre-back and full-back in 2021, but he recently terminated his contract due to frequent injuries. Tomiyas played just six minutes last season.

Tottenham is currently conducting a 'Asia Tour' in Hong Kong. On the 31st, he will play Arsenal for the fourth time in the 2025-2026 preseason at the 50,000-seat Kaitak Stadium in Hong Kong.




Tottenham entered Hong Kong on the 28th. Coach Thomas Frank held a press conference at Kai Tak Stadium on the 29th. There was also a question about Takai's physical condition, which was excluded from the Asian tour.

Director Frank said "Dakai is unfortunately suffering from plantar fasciitis. I don't know exactly how long it will take, but I think it will take a few weeks.' In the case of plantar fasciitis, it takes 6 to 8 weeks to recover.

Turns out, Tottenham's ambitious recruiting center back for plantar fasciitis, injury creaking from the start...Frank's sigh. We don't even know when to come back
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Turns out, Tottenham's ambitious recruiting center back for plantar fasciitis, injury creaking from the start...Frank's sigh. We don't even know when to come back
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Tottenham announced the signing of Takai, who played for Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League earlier this month. The contract period is five years, and the transfer fee is 5 million pounds (about 9.2 billion won). Takai recorded the highest transfer fee ever among players who went straight to Europe from the Japanese J-League.

Expectations are high. Takai is the future of Japanese soccer. He attracted attention in February 2022 when he signed a professional contract as the youngest player in Kawasaki's history. He made his first-team debut in April that year at the age of 17 through the Asian Champions League (ACL).

Making his first-team appearance in the 2023 J1 League, he made 21 appearances that year. In the 2024 season, he won the J League Young Player Award with two goals in 24 games. He played consistently before moving to Tottenham this season and scored two goals in 19 league games.

In September last year, he was selected for the Japanese national team and made his A-match debut. He has played in four A matches so far and is considered an expected player to take charge of the next generation of Japan's defense. However, it is not evaluated that the defense has been completed because he has not had much experience in the first team.




Tottenham held Takai in their arms as a first-team player. However, he has been creaking due to injuries since his start.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.