Barcelona sign Kashima Antlers midfielder and Japan international Hiroki Abe for reported €2 million. A medical and personal terms are the only things standing in the forward's way after his current club confirmed a move to Camp Nou is on the cards
The 20-year-old appeared in all three matches for his nation in this summer’s Copa America tournament, having previously starred for Japan at youth level.
He has played 48 games in the J1 League for Kashima and netted four goals and won the Young Player of the Year award for the division in 2018.
La Liga champions Barcelona are expected to draft Abe into their reserve set-up once he has arrived in Catalunya, but a fast-track to the first team over the coming months has not been ruled out.
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TheDarKnight13
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After Real Madrid signed Japanese Messi Kubo... Barcelona signs Japanese Christiano Ronaldo😂[Crylaugh]
Mohimrty
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Expectations : Greizman Reality : Hiroki Abe[Crylaugh]
OkorieJ30
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Barcelona sign Japanese Neymar or is it Japanese Griezmann?[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Luli007
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Now Hiroki Abe vs kubo = 1-1,el clasico continues even out of the fields.
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Come'mon Greizman, remove your mask. 😂😁
lukzlat910
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Expectations: Neymar and Griezmann Reality: Some Japanese guy that almost the whole world doesn't know [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Funyy
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Now we called this Japanese EL CLASICO [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
F412UL
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hahaha Barcelona just realized that what benefits can be generated by signing an Asian player after seeing all the fuss and the added marketability of Madrid in Japan after signing Kubo..with Madrid increasing fanbase in Japan n so much media coverage as Japanese journalist following Kubo everywhere..so Barca also want to sign a Japanese player..Barca too slow in marketing
अमृतखनाल
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Barcelona's rivalry against Real Madrid signing Takefusa Kubo[Crylaugh][Crylaugh] Why so jealous?
Ricky45
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After Real Madrid signed Japanese Messi Kubo... Barcelona signs Japanese Christiano Ronaldo😂[Crylaugh]
TemperaturesMawuli⚽⚽
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After Real Madrid signed Japanese Messi Kubo... Barcelona signs Japanese Christiano Ronaldo😂[Crylaugh]
Is CR7 a midfielder?🤣😂 u don't even know😅😂😂😅