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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. Photo =Twitter Capture |
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. AP Yonhap News |
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. AP Yonhap News |
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Is Liverpool's courtship with Japan's ace Takefusa Kubo true.
Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances.
Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. The source of the first news was Japan. Japan's Sponichi is preparing 65 million euros (about 98 billion won) in transfer fees and 15 million euros (about 23 billion won) in annual salary for Liverpool to recruit Kubo on the 22nd. Liverpool are the team of Japanese national team player Endo Wataru, and they want to reinforce to win under Arne Slot. Gubo was mentioned as the top priority, he said, shedding light on the rumors of Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. EPA Yonhap News |
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. EPA Yonhap News |
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Gubo grew up in the past with Barcelona Academy 'La Masia' and Real Madrid youth teams. He first headed to the European stage in 2011 when he was 10 years old and was known to be close with Lee Kang-in, who joined Valencia Youth at the time. However, Gubo's life in Europe was briefly suspended by the International Football Federation after Barcelona was disciplined by Barcelona for violating rules prohibiting players under the age of 18 from transferring to overseas clubs. Kubo headed back to Japan and began his professional career by making his J-League debut.
Gubo, who later rejoined Real's second-tier Castilla, sought a first-team call-up, but was unable to take the opportunity because he was pushed back by prominent players. Since then, he has had to grow up on rentals in Villarreal, Mallorca and Getafe. During his time in Mallorca, he also played with Lee Kang-in. Gubo, who has grown through repeated leases, eventually moved to Real Sociedad ahead of the 2022-2023 season, marking a turning point in his transfer of players.
After moving to Sociedad, Gubo became a completely different player. He was a leading player in Sociedad's rise with nine goals and seven assists in the 2022-2023 season, and the player himself was reborn as the best winger in La Liga. In the previous 2023-2024 season, he also played with seven goals and five assists in 41 official games. Sociedad quickly re-signed Gubo in February and planned to keep Gubo until 2029. In addition, it topped the Asian player's value with 60 million euros (about 87 billion won) based on soccer statistics media transfer mark last season, and surpassed Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae, who are the best players in Asia.
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. EPA Yonhap News |
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. AFP Yonhap News |
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In this situation, news broke that Gubo could head to Liverpool this summer through a buyout, creating an atmosphere that seemed to mark the upper limit of his value.
After the Japanese report, news also appeared in the UK. England's Team Talk reported that `Riverpool is preparing an incredible offer to buy Takefusa Kubo for €65 million (W98 billion) as Salah's successor.' Kubo, who is just 23 years old, has a bright playing career ahead of him and is expected to take the next step earlier this summer. Liverpool is one of many Premier League clubs linked to Kubo.
It is then reported that Liverpool is preparing to bid 65 million euros for Kubo, which is higher than Gubo's buyout clause. If successful, he will be the most expensive Japanese player of all time and the highest-paid player in the history of Japanese players.'"
In fact, if Gubo records the expected transfer fee and wears a Liverpool uniform, he was scheduled to surpass Kim Min-jae's record for the highest transfer fee for Asian players recorded when he moved to Bayern Munich ahead of the 2023-2024 season. Prior to Gubo, Lee Kang-in also recently reported that PSG received a huge offer for Lee Kang-in, which is 70 million euros (about 100 billion won). If PSG accepted without refusing, it could have recorded a higher transfer fee than Gubo, but PSG refused.
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. AFP Yonhap News |
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. AFP Yonhap News |
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However, it is highly likely that Kubo's transfer will not take place immediately. Contrary to reports by Japanese and some British media, it was reported that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool was not known from the mouth of a leading reporter.
European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said, `I don't know anything about the transfer of old news.`I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close.
England's Isianfield also said 'Gubo's transfer to Liverpool is not completely absurd, but it's out of the blue right now. The expected weekly pay makes their coverage less likely. However, this is not to say that interest in Gubo is fake. However, Liverpool is unlikely to make him the highest salary, and the transfer fee will be lower', he said, evaluating that the situation would be different from the current known transfer theory.
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| Is Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo true. Liverpool Echo in England is on the 22nd (Korea time) 'News about the old news are increasing, but it is still a hasty topic. It is not very likely that Gubo will join Liverpool under the current circumstances. Gubo has recently received great attention due to rumors of a transfer to Liverpool. Some British media also reported the news. However, reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European soccer transfer market, said about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool, `I don't know anything about Gubo's transfer to Liverpool.' `I don't know what's going on in detail. I didn't hear anything close or imminent. He argued that Gubo's transfer to Liverpool doesn't seem to be really close. AFP Yonhap News |
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However, this is not the first time that Gubo has been mentioned as a candidate for Liverpool, so it may not be a situation that he is not considering recruiting Gubo completely. Already in January, influential media such as Spain's Lelebo said Liverpool is interested in recruiting Gubo, saying, `Liverpool will postpone its interest until the summer and aim for Gubo.'
News spread that Kubo may break the record transfer fee for Asian players, drawing fans' attention. Even if it doesn't happen right away, if Kubo really wears Liverpool uniforms this summer, it seems clear that he will create a lot of buzz, including Kubo's performance in the next season and the mini-Korea-Japan match against Son Heung-min.
digh1229@sportschosun.com
