Takefusa Kubo, Japan’s next superstar, is rumored to be on his way to Liverpool.

Kubo’s rumored move to Liverpool originated in Japan. On the 22nd, Japan’s Sportichi reported that “English Premier League (EPL) giants Liverpool are preparing a transfer fee of 65 million euros (approximately 98.3 billion won) and an annual salary of 15 million euros (approximately 22.7 billion won) to sign Kubo, multiple EPL officials said. If the deal is finalized, it would be the biggest signing in Japanese soccer history,” the report said.

The outlet said Kubo is Liverpool’s main target. ‘Liverpool are looking to strengthen this season under new manager Arne Slott as they seek to win the league for the first time in five years after the 2019-20 season,’ Sporunichi said. Kubo has emerged as one of their top targets.

‘Kubo has been on Liverpool’s radar since the middle of last season as one of the possible successors to Mohamed Salah, who is contracted until next summer and could leave the club. Kubo’s buyout clause is €60 million, but Liverpool are prepared to offer more than that – €65 million – and a staggering salary.

Liverpool have been very quiet in the transfer market this summer. They’ve only just set sail under Slott, and there have been no big signings or departures. The rumored signing of Kubo suddenly broke the silence.

The news of Kubo joining Liverpool for a fee that surpassed the €50 million (approx. KRW 757 million) that Kim Min-jae made when he moved to Bayern Munich caused a lot of buzz among Korean soccer fans.

However, Kubo’s move to Liverpool is rumored. The Liverpool Echo, a local Liverpool newspaper, said, “There has been a lot of talk about Kubo. Three days ago, there were first reports in Japan that Liverpool were ready to sign him. However, as far as we can tell, it’s a bit premature. At the moment, there is no indication that Kubo will be wearing a Liverpool shirt,” he said, suggesting that the move is likely to be a rumor.

One of the reasons it’s likely to be a rumor is Kubo’s weekly wage. Liverpool is a team that manages its salary structure very carefully. They don’t pay players a lot of money unless they’re really key players. Even Salah, one of the greatest legends of the 21st century, was hesitant to sign a big contract.

Salah is the only high-paid player, earning €21.66 million. The rest of the first-team players don’t make more than €10 million a year.

Liverpool captain and world-class center back Virgil van Dijk earns €13.6 million a year. Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is increasingly recognized as a Liverpool 온라인카지노사이트 legend, is just €11.1 million. Salah, Van Dijk, and Arnold are the only players earning more than €10 million a year at Liverpool.

Liverpool’s most expensive signing of all time, Darwin Núñez, is on a salary of around €8.7 million.

With such a neatly organized salary structure, suddenly giving a player of Kubo’s caliber a €15 million salary is bound to cause a backlash from existing players.

If Kubo struggles and other players perform well, it will create a huge challenge in contract negotiations. Everyone would demand a higher salary than Kubo, which would disrupt the salary structure that Liverpool has worked so hard to maintain.

It’s entirely possible that Liverpool could sign Kubo, but he’s not the kind of player they’d pay €15 million for and risk upsetting the club’s wage structure.

Kubo is also not the right type of player to replace Salah. Salah’s biggest advantage over other wing forwards is his goal-scoring ability. Salah”s goalscoring prowess as a wing forward has few equals in the history of the English Premier League (EPL). The only player that comes close is Cristiano Ronaldo before he left for Real Madrid. Salah is the only player who has scored more goals than Ronaldo.

However, Kubo is not a player whose strength is scoring goals. He’s not a speedy wing forward, so he relies on his skill and creativity to get past defenders. His crosses, passes, and shots are good, but he hasn’t yet developed into a 20+ goal scorer in the league.

If Kubo were to replace Salah, it would be as a new piece of the attack rather than a direct replacement for Salah. Kubo is also still not a very good competitor. He still struggles against heavy pressing and strong one-on-one defense from opponents. His fitness, which has been criticized from a young age, is also far from perfect. He hasn’t shown that he’s good enough to be part of the Liverpool core anytime soon.