The Japanese was presented by the San Sebastian team after his transfer from Real Madrid
MADRID, 19 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Japanese Takefusa Kubo assured this Tuesday that in the last year he has seen two compatriots “win the Europa League” and that now he has “the opportunity to be able to look for that” in Real Sociedad, his new team, which he sees “with great ambition” and where he knows he will have a lot of competition.
“Personally, what I think is that as a Japanese I have seen two Japanese win the Europa League and I think we have the opportunity to seek that and why not try it,” Kubo said in his official presentation as a new Real Sociedad player.
The Japanese sees his new team as “very young, with a lot of ambition and a lot of desire”, and he was “happy to be a part” of the club. Kubo was attracted by the power “to play in a strong team, with very good players” and “on top of his style”. “Couldn’t ask for more,” he added.
The international lands at Real Sociedad attracted by “the enthusiasm and interest” that the club put in him. “They were the first. I was on vacation after finishing with the national team, I hadn’t spoken to my representatives in two weeks, but they already told me that Real showed interest in me, I knew it, and here I am,” he explained.
“I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PLAYER WHO DOESN’T WANT COMPETITION”
The footballer will have many players in his position, but this circumstance does not worry him. “If you look around the world, there is no team that does not have competition, it is impossible that there are only eleven players, almost all teams have more than 25 and I have not seen any that do not want competition, because that is not playing football. “, he sentenced.
“In the positions that I usually play, they are among the most competitive in this team, and in all the teams for sure. From the beginning I see myself on the right wing, inside, wherever the coach asks me, I am at his disposal. Mainly I think that I’ll start on the right wing, but I have no idea, I haven’t been able to talk to the coach”, commented Kubo.
Take Kubo played last season on loan at Mallorca, where physical problems prevented him from giving his best. “Last year I started very well, but then injuries prevented me from being on the pitch. This year I hope that injuries will respect me and that I can be the best version of myself that everyone expects. I don’t demand that anyone think good for me, I only speak within the field and it depends on what I do because you can write me one thing or another”, he stressed.
The Japanese is no longer considered a young promise and ignores the comments made about his projection. “I play soccer because I like it and the pressure from the networks, the press and I don’t like to watch it a lot, I like watching soccer games more than newspapers, so I get along well,” he assured.
Kubo, who arrives as property of the Basque team, made it clear that he has arrived to exploit definitively and regarding the fact that he is no longer on loan, he admitted that for him he has “a good part and a bad part”. “The bad news is that even if you’re giving one hundred percent, people think you’re on loan. I’m calmer now, I think of everything positively and I’m going to give everything for this club,” he stressed.
Regarding his future colleagues, he acknowledges that he “would love to meet everyone tomorrow” and become “friends with them”. “Hopefully they will welcome me with open arms and be able to join me as soon as possible”, wished the midfielder, who highlighted Martín Zubimendi, against whom it was “very difficult to play” in the last Olympic Games, and David Silva, since one of his friends in Japan he is a “fan” of the canary.