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"Gubo has brought another joy to Real Sociedad," Spain's Estadio deportivo said on the 25th . It was included in the top 10 right wingers for 2023 selected by the prestigious Center for International Sports Research (CIES). "Gubo, who is in his second season at Sociedad, has established himself as the core of his team and has the highest market value in his team. It is attracting attention from big clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester City."
"Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has asked his club to recruit three La Liga stars. We plan to recruit these players to prepare for the next season's challenge," said Pichaess of Spain, who also reported that Gubo was the target along with Alejandro Valde of Barcelona and Martin Subimendi of Sociedad.
Valdez is a promising left-back for Barcelona. According to media, he is Manchester City's No. 1 recruitment target. The No. 2 player was Subimendi, who plays for Gubo and his team, and he was considered the right candidate to form a midfield with key midfielder Rodri.
And the third is Kubo. "Kubo is a talent who is shining in Sociedad. He plans to recruit Kubo to instill creativity and imbalance in the strikers, and he sees it as the ideal profile," Pichaheds said. "He will pay 60 million euros (about 85.6 billion won) in buyout to realize the city project's promising investment plan."
Kubo`s stock price has soared recently. Hailing from Japan, Kubo joined the Barcelona youth team in 2011 when he was 10 years old and trained until 2015. However, he chose to return to Japan after FIFA pointed out Barcelona`s youth recruitment issue and disciplined the team. Having chosen to join FC Tokyo, Kubo made his J-League debut there.
After cultivating talents in the J-League, he moved to Barcelona's rival Real Madrid in 2019. He challenged himself again on the Spanish stage as he headed to Castile, the second-tier Real Madrid team. However, it was not easy to survive at Real Madrid. At that time, Real had many global superstars such as Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard, and since talented Brazilian players such as Hodrigu and Vinicius Junior joined, there were few chances to return to Gubo.
When Gubo had difficulty entering the first team, he wanted to take the opportunity to play through loan. He moved to Villarreal, Majorca and Getafe, where he grew up. During his second Majorca season, he shared a team with Lee Kang-in, who moved to Paris Saint-Germain.
In the summer of last year, he completely transferred to Real Sociedad, and chose to break up with Real. Gubo had wings to play in Sociedad. He played in 35 games in the league alone last season, scoring nine goals and four assists, and was a key ace in his team. He was named the player of the year at Sociedad and was recognized by fans as well.
He is still active in this season. He has played a key role with six goals and three assists in 17 matches in the league, and garnered one assist in the UEFA Champions League, spearheading Sociedad's advance to the first place in the group and the round of 16.
According to Transfermarkt, Germany, a website specializing in the transfer market, Gubo recorded 60 million euros (about 86 billion won) in player's ransom, ranking first among Asian players. It beat both Kim Min-jae and Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min, who left Napoli to join Bayern Munich last summer.
Big clubs have also shown keen interest in Gubo. According to Team Talk in the U.K., Premier League teams including Manchester United, Arsenal, and Newcastle United are keeping an eye on Gubo's situation. Notably, Manchester United plans to offer seven times the current salary to recruit Gubo. 메이저사이트
In response, Japan's Higashi Web recently said, "Kubo has already made the top 10 in the world. If you continue to perform well, you can become Number One."
On top of that, the news that Guardiola had asked the club to recruit Gubo opened the possibility that the transfer could actually be made. The showdown with Son Heung-min in the Premier League will attract tremendous attention.