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Daichi Kamada's challenge to the English Premier League (EPL) is the worst so far.
French foot Mercato said on the 4th (Korea time) "Dich's dream at the EPL is far from reality. He also has little time to play. Daichi, who started just 11 games, left no trace of himself at Crystal Palace", he criticized.
Daichi moved to Einracht Frankfurt ahead of the 2017-2018 season after being recognized for his potential in the Japanese J-League. Daichi, who failed to adapt to the German Bundesliga immediately, left on loan to Sint-Trawidon, Belgium. Daichi, who returned after finding confidence in good form as a loan player, melted well into Frankfurt football. He was also selected as a member of the Japanese national team, which further boosted his stock price.
In particular, Daichi began to receive attention from big clubs as he was recognized as a leading player in Frankfurt's UEFA Europa League victory in the 2021-2022 season. Therefore, Daichi decided to play as a Frankfurt player only until the 2022-2023 season and transfer.
He entered the transfer market as a free agent, but no team wanted to recruit Daichi. Daichi's transfer was decided to go to Lazio through annual salary subsidies from Japanese company Mizuno. Daichi did not perform well in Lazio. He showed a disastrous record with two goals and two assists in the league, but Lazio extended his contract.
At this time, Daichi had already reached an agreement with Lazio and suddenly demanded an excessive salary increase. It was because Oliver Glasner, a teacher during his time in Frankfurt and now the Palace manager, called him. In the end, Lazio had no choice but to release Daichi on a free contract. At the time, Lazio Chairman Claudio Rotito publicly expressed anger over Daichi's move.
He transferred to the EPL, which he boldly challenged, but Daichi does not have a single offensive point in 16 league games this season. Four Carabao Cup games, two goals and two assists are all there is. In recent years, the league has lost trust, further reducing its playing time.
In this regard, Foot Mercato "Dich is struggling to regain the momentum that has made him one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe. It's complicated by his short playing time in the EPL and not completely melted into Palace. It's up to Daichi to change the flow.
Daichi, who did not perform well in Lazio last season, did not rebound in the second half. If he looks the same as he does now in Palace, it will be difficult to suddenly show a good performance.
Daichi has no choice but to be criticized because of his salary. Daichi, who was hired as a free agent and treated very well, is No. 1 in salary at Palace. In other words, he is receiving 5.46 million pounds (about 10 billion won) in annual salary.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
