Japan's top prospect is likely to make his Tottenham debut sooner than Yang Min-hyuk, and if he doesn't leave for a return to training soon, will he be in the first division?

Aug 27, 2025

Japan's top prospect is likely to make his Tottenham debut sooner than Yang Min-hyuk, and if he doesn't leave for a return to training soon, will he be in the first division?
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Kota Takai's Tottenham debut clock is approaching.

British Football London reported on the 26th (Korea time) 'Takai is getting closer to returning to training after a frustrating start at Premier League club Tottenham'

Takai, born in 2004, is a surprise recruit by Tottenham in this summer's transfer market. Takai, who is growing up with Kawasaki Frontale, who played in Japan's prestigious J-League, was brought in by paying 5 million pounds (about 9.3 billion won), the highest transfer fee in J-League history. Takai, who also made his debut in the Japanese national team, was already in the spotlight as the next Japanese center back.




However, Takai was injured as soon as he arrived at Tottenham. Takai, who was found to have plantar fasciitis, could not even participate in the Asian pre-season tour in Korea and Hong Kong. Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said during the pre-season tour of Korea that `Dakai unfortunately suffers from plantar fasciitis. We don't know the exact period, but it could take several weeks." Takai's injury is of considerable concern.
Japan's top prospect is likely to make his Tottenham debut sooner than Yang Min-hyuk, and if he doesn't leave for a return to training soon, will he be in the first division?
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Takai, who is young, returned from injury faster than Frank's concerns. Football London has recently been told that Takai is nearing a return, with the team playing running on the training ground. Tottenham fans expect him to join the team's training soon and regain his sense of play. Since he has already played half of the season in Japan, if he recovers, his performance will not take long to recover.' He said Takai's return to injury is just around the corner.

Perhaps in the aftermath of the injury, Takai took a different path from other Tottenham prospects, including Yang Min-hyuk. Several prospects, including Yang Min-hyuk, Mikey Moore and Will Rankshire, have left on loan, and Dhaka remains at Tottenham until the end of the transfer market. The best center-back prospect Tottenham has??? With Buschkovic also likely to be loaned, if Takai remains in the first team, this suggests a lot.

Tottenham has a clear starting system of Christian Romero and Mickey van der Penn. When coach Frank chooses three hundred, Kevin Danso will start. Radu Dragosin, Ben Davies will remain as the backup. In other words, if Takai does not go on loan and remains in the first team, Tottenham judges Takai as a first team player. Although it should be considered that he is two years older than Yang Min-hyuk, Dhai is expected to make his official debut at Tottenham within 2025.
Japan's top prospect is likely to make his Tottenham debut sooner than Yang Min-hyuk, and if he doesn't leave for a return to training soon, will he be in the first division?
Football London also gained a lot of experience for his age. He has already played in 78 games for Kawasaki, 57 of them in the J-League. Last year, he played a key role in winning the Japanese Super Cup and won the J-League Young Player Award for that. He also gained extensive experience in the AFC Champions League. He played as a key player in Kawasaki's advance to the finals, predicting that Takai is young but will not suffer from lack of experience.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.