'Lee Kang-in - Son Heung-min overtook 亞's highest transfer fee? Actually, it's groundless!' Kubo, a leading reporter who is about to go to Liverpool, is your wife..."There is no specific content"

Jul 23, 2024

Liverpool's courtship of Japanese ace Takefusa Kubo was not immediately true. Britain's cutoff side reported on the 23rd (Korea time) 'There is no specific negotiation on Kubo between Liverpool and Real Sociedad' Cutoffside is 'Mateo Moreto said the report is just a re-examination of an old case. In addition, he has no information about the incident, and negotiations are unlikely to take place in the remaining transfer window. Moreto downplayed the link between Liverpool and Kubo' Photo =Twitter Capture

Liverpool's courtship against Japan's ace Kubo Takefusa was not immediately true.

Britain's cutoff side reported on the 23rd (Korea time) 'There is no specific negotiation on Kubo between Liverpool and Real Sociedad'

Kubo 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 to recruit Kubo by Liverpool on the 22nd. Liverpool are the team of Japanese national team player Endo Wataru, and they want to reinforce to win under Arne Slot. Kubo was mentioned as the top priority, he said, shedding light on rumors of Kubo's transfer to Liverpool.

Kubo 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, Kubo'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.

Kubo, 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. Kubo, 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, Kubo 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 Kubo in February and planned to keep Kubo 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.

In fact, if Kubo records the transfer fee expected by the Japanese media and wears a Liverpool uniform, he could surpass Kim Min-jae's previous record of the highest transfer fee for Asian players when he moved to Bayern Munich ahead of the 2023-2024 season. Prior to Kubo, 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.

However, Kubo's trip to Liverpool is not expected to take place immediately. A leading reporter said that there is no specific negotiation on Kubo's transfer to Liverpool at all.

Cutoffside is 'Mateo Moreto said the report is just a re-examination of an old case. In addition, he has no information about the incident, and negotiations are unlikely to take place in the remaining transfer window. Moreto downplayed the link between Liverpool and Kubo'

Moreto added "Kubo was linked with Liverpool during the winter transfer window. This week, there was also news that Liverpool would activate the buyout clause. However, as far as I know, there is no specific negotiation, and there is no information that there has been a conversation that has taken place before. The old subject is being discussed again, and according to what we have heard recently, there is no imminent transfer for Kubo," he said, explaining that there is no immediate transfer for Kubo.

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.

Of course, apart from the current situation, there is a possibility that Liverpool will step up to recruit Kubo in the next transfer market. Liverpool has been steadily looking for Salah's replacement since last summer as he has been receiving attention from Saudi Arabia. There have also been several news that they are interested in recruiting Kubo. In January, influential media such as Spain's Lelebo said Liverpool is interested in recruiting Gubo, saying, `Liverpool will postpone its interest until summer and aim for Gubo.'

Kubo's trip to Liverpool, which was highly anticipated by Japanese fans, does not seem to be close right now. Nevertheless, it seems clear that Kubo will record a considerable transfer fee if he transfers with Liverpool's full-fledged interest.

digh1229@sportschosun.com