Yukita Takai, who joined Tottenham from Kawasaki for transfer fees this summer, set a new record for transfer fees for players in the J League. However, so far, Yukita Takai is still unable to adapt to the training intensity of the Premier League level and has suffered injuries and missed Tottenham's preseason roster for many consecutive games.
20-year-old Yukio Takai is a central defender. Although he is 1.92 meters tall, he is relatively thin. After coming to Tottenham, his training intensity is much higher than that of the J League, and he still has not adapted for a while. Some media photographed Yukio Takai collapsed to the ground after the Tottenham training class.
In addition, Yukita Takai, who had never been injured in Kawasaki and the Japanese national team, suffered an injury during training at Tottenham. The latest news is that he will be injured for about two weeks, so he missed the tour to Tottenham Asia (versus Arsenal, against Newcastle), and it is also doubtful whether he can play in the Telecom Cup in August 7.
In fact, since joining Tottenham, Yukio Takai has not made his debut in Tottenham and has not played in the pre-season warm-up match so far. In the warm-up match against Reading, Waikonbee Wanderers and Luton, Yukio Takai has not been selected for Tottenham's roster.
Many Japanese fans now say that it was not wise to reject Udinese's invitation and decide to join Tottenham. Without going through the training of European small and medium-sized teams, they went directly to the Premier League BIG6, which was a bit too impatient.
If you can't play in the preseason, it will be difficult for Takai Yuki to be inspected and paid attention to by Tottenham coach Frank, and the order of appearances in the new season will inevitably be greatly affected.
Tottenham will also face Paris Saint-Germain in the European Super Cup on August 16. Whether Takai can make his debut at Tottenham will attract much attention from Japanese fans.