Kubo becomes 1st Japanese player to join Real Sociedad
San Sebastian, Spain, Jul 19 (EFE).- Takefusa Kubo on Tuesday became the first Japanese player ever to join Real Sociedad on a long-term deal. The forward extended his Spanish adventure, on which he first embarked in 2019 when he joined Real Madrid on a transfer from FC Tokyo. Although he did not make a single appearance with the Merengue, Kubo played for Mallorca, Villarreal and Getafe on loan before signing for the San Sebastian team that ended last season sixth. “Hey everyone, I am thrilled to be able to be here, getting my new stage started,” the 21-year-old, clad in the Real Sociedad shirt, said in a video posted on the club’s Twitter account. Real Sociedad on Monday created a new official Twitter account in Japanese, which joins those it already has in Spanish, Basque, French and English. Through the new account, the LaLiga club on Tuesday shared a video presenting Kubo as “our new txuri urdin warrior”, along with images of a Japanese fighter with a covered face and armed with a katana. At the age of 10, Kubo joined the Barcelona youth academy for four years until 2015, when he moved for FC Tokyo, which allowed him to make his professional debut in 2017. A year later, he was loaned to Yokohama F. Marinos, before signing for Real Madrid during the 2019 summer transfer window. EFE am/ta/jt
Takefusa Kubo to join Real Sociedad: Real Madrid to keep 50% rights despite €6m fee
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Japanese forward Kubo leaves Real Madrid for Real Sociedad
MADRID, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad have confirmed the signing of Japanese international forward Take Kubo from Real Madrid. Kubo joins the side from San Sebastian for a fee of around six million euros, although Real Madrid maintain 50 percent of the rights from any future sale. He has agreed to a contract until the end of June 2027, with a release clause of 60 million euros. The 21-year-old is the third of Real Sociedad's summer signings, along with Brais Mendez, who arrived from Celta Vigo, while teenager Ali Cho has joined from French side Angiers. A former member of the Barcelona youth system, Kubo joined Real Madrid in 2019, but struggled to win a place in their first team squad, partly due to the fact he doesn't have a European Union passport. That saw him sent out on loan to Mallorca in the 2019 season and then to Villarreal the year after. However, he was unable to get game time at Villarreal, so he spent the second half of the 2020-21 campaign with Getafe, before returning to Mallorca last year. He has netted six goals in 95 La Liga appearances, although a good number of those games were as a substitute. Enditem
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