Takefusa Kubo, Messi Japan is ready to return to Europe after leaving Barcelona
Takefusa Kubo, Messi Japan is ready to return to Europe after leaving Barcelona After being forced to leave La Masia due to the transfer embargo, the Japanese teen star is ready to venture back to the Blue Continent. BY AKIHIKO KAWABATA PENYUSUN SANDY MARIATNA Carrying the nickname "Messi Japan", Takefusa Kubo is clearly burdened with very high expectations. In the next few weeks, the 17-year-old striker will be on the hot topic of football because he will return to Europe after briefly undergoing a mixed period at La Masia. Kubo has joined Barcelona at the age of 10 years. There is hope that he will bloom as a star in the first team as the Catalunya club prepares for the post-Messi life. However, in the last three years he had to return to his country, Japan, far hidden from the reach of European football fans. Kubo is not not successful at Camp Nou, but because his name is listed in the case of an illegal transfer of young players by Barcelona. He was also disq...