DBasia.news – Takefusa Kubo, Real Madrid’s recruits, enjoyed his time training with the Madrid first team in the pre-season training session. Japan’s Lionel Messi adapted quickly to his new team.
Real Madrid confirmed getting a young Japanese star, Takefusa Kubo, on Friday (14/6). Los Blancos won the fight with Barcelona who also wanted to get Kubo.
The 18-year-old player had been in the Barcelona academy from 2011 to 2015. However, it did make Barcelona in trouble.
UEFA pointed out, Barcelona has committed a violation by contracting an underage player. As a result, Barcelona received a penalty for not being able to register new players.
Now, Takefusa Kubo feels happy to be able to strengthen Real Madrid. He considered El Real had many quality players.
“I learned a lot about things as a player and personal at Real Madrid, whether on or off the field. I am very happy,” Takefusa Kubo said at Real Madrid TV.
“The thing that surprised me was the quality of the players. The teammates and coaches were very nice. I was able to adapt well to Real Madrid,” added the player.
Takefusa Kubo said Real Madrid is one of the most popular clubs in Japan. Inevitably, he was very happy to be part of El Real.
“In Japan, there are many Real Madrid fans. I am very proud to be in the best club in the world,” Kubo said.
“I have to take advantage of this opportunity as well as possible. However, you also have to enjoy it because not everyone can get an opportunity like this.”
Real Madrid spent up to 2 million euros to bring Takefusa Kubo from FC Tokyo. El Real binds the player for the next six years with a salary of 1 million euros per season. The plan, Kubo will play in Castilla first.