According to German transfer information, Takai Yukita set a record of Japanese players' transfer fee for J League.
Official news, Tottenham signed 20-year-old Japanese defender Yukio Takai, and the Kawasaki striker will officially join after obtaining an international transfer certificate and work permit. According to previous media reports, the transfer fee for this transaction is 5 million pounds (about 5.8 million euros), and Takai Yukita also set a record for the transfer fee for Japanese players sold in the J League.
Previously, the record of Japanese player transfer fees sold in the J League was maintained by Yukigu Kikuhashi. He joined the Celtics from Kobe Victory Ship for 5.4 million euros in 2021, while the record of player transfer fees sold in the J League was maintained by Hulk, who joined Porto from Tokyo Greenland for 19 million euros in 2009.