Soccer must be good Super promising stocks are about to be born! Liverpool, U20 team captain Leon called for love
Oct 09, 2025
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On the 8th (Korea Standard Time), the 'Running The Cobb', which mainly deals with the news of Liverpool, reported that the 'Liverpool Scouts were greatly impressed by the performance of Ichihara Leon, the captain of the Japanese national team, who is performing well in the U-20 World Cup. Japan passed Group A with three wins in a different dimension. In particular, the salty defense, which did not concede a single goal while scoring seven goals, stood out. Ichihara is at the center.
Ichihara led Japan's defense with a flawless defense. Ichihara showed off his excellent reading and build-up abilities. He showed his presence in the first two games when he was named the man of the match. Both penalties were also successful. He currently plays for Omiya Ardiza in Japan's J League 2, and has already played 73 games as a member of the first team.
Interestingly, Omiya is a member of the Red Bull group, and Red Bull's global head of football is former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, who led Liverpool's heyday. Liverpool has been actively trading with teams affiliated with Red Bull Group such as Salzburg and Leipzig in recent years. Liverpool has been keeping an eye on Ichihara since before this tournament, and it is known that they have confidence in his ability through this tournament.
Liverpool are currently preparing a reinforcement of their centre-back resources, with Rauschduck saying 'Ichihara could be a long-term alternative' Liverpool is currently seeking to recruit various centerback resources such as Mark Gehi, but Ichihara could become a 'project-type prospect', according to Rauschduck.
Liverpool had ties to Japanese players. Following Takumi Minamino's name as the first Japanese player, Wataru Endo is currently playing. Endo, who has been in good form for Stuttgart, has been playing for Liverpool since the summer of 2023. Kubo Takefusa is also known to have been on Liverpool's recruitment list at one point.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
