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Officially joining Tottenham! Football expert Zeng praised Yukio Takai: He guarded Ronaldo in the AFC Champions League

10:36pm, 8 July 2025【Football】

July 8th Spurs officially announced the signing of 20-year-old Japanese defender Yukio Takai from Kawasaki striker. According to previous media reports, the transfer fee for the transaction is £5 million.

Previously, Japanese football expert Allen Gibson praised Takai Yukita in an interview on the talkSPORT program: "He is very outstanding, very fast, and has a height of 1.9 to 1.92 meters, which is very rare among Japanese players. In the Premier League, this will become an advantage. However, he currently weighs only about 80 to 83 kilograms, and may need to be stronger."

"I think you may have seen him in the Asian Championships." The wonderful performance in the semi-finals, when he was facing Ronaldo, Mane and Duran, basically defending them all the game. I didn't even realize that Ronaldo had played for 60 minutes on the court. To be honest, I watched the game on a small screen and completely forgot about Ronaldo's existence. "

This year's AFC Elite League semi-finals, Riyadh won 2-3 home defeat to Kawasaki forward missed the final, and Yukio Takai started the central defender and played the whole game.

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