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- Europa League champions reportedly paid a fee of $6.82 million for the 20-year-old
- Kota Takai is the third center back to join the north London club this summer
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Japan defender Kota Takai on a five-year contract from J-League side Kawasaki Frontale, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
Financial details were not disclosed but British media reports said Europa League champions Tottenham paid a fee of $6.82 million (£5 million) for the 20-year-old.
Takai, a product of Frontale’s youth academy, was part of the side that missed out on the Asian Champions League Elite title after suffering a 2-0 defeat to ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ’s Al-Ahli in the final in May.
He has also made four appearances for Japan’s national team.
Takai is the third center back to join the north London club this summer, further bolstering their defense after the arrivals of Luka Vuskovic from Hajjduk Split and Kevin Danso, whose loan move from RC Lens was made permanent.
Tottenham ended their 17-year trophy drought with their Europa League victory last season, but also endured their worst domestic campaign for nearly half a century and finished 17th in the Premier League.