🚨 Brentford are currently leading the race to sign Celtic and Japan forward Daizen Maeda.
Everton, Fulham and Nottingham Forest are all showing interest with Celtic looking for a transfer fee between £15M and £20M.
(Source: @Chosun)
🚨 | EXCLUSIVE : ZION SUZUKI 🇯🇵
Leeds United have reached an agreement with Zion Suzuki's camp over personal terms, total agreement until June 2031! 🚨🇯🇵#LUFC
Despite interest from top clubs like Aston Villa and Spurs, Leeds United now pushing to get Zion Suzuki deal done in the next days, official bid ready! 💣💥
Leeds United are ready to make an official bid worth around €30m in the next 24 hours, working to get the deal signed this week. Do not want to delay due to interest from top clubs. 🚨💰
Zion Suzuki is ready to make a move to the Premier League, he has given his approval to join Leeds United. He will be the guaranteed starter if move goes ahead. 🏴🤝🏻
Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur have shown interest in Zion Suzuki, but no advancements yet. Leeds United pushing to get deal over the line before ang movements happen. 👀🚨
€50m for Kaishu Sano is crazy.
Arsenal, Liverpool, and Man United are circling after his brilliant World Cup display vs Brazil. 🇯🇵
For a world-class midfielder in this market, Mainz 05 can demand €70m–€90m. No discounts. 💰
Liverpool are showing concrete interest in Kaishu Sano following his World Cup performances, including his goal against Brazil. 🇯🇵
Mainz 05 could demand €50m-60m for the midfielder, who is under contract until 2028 with no release clause. Brentford are also monitoring him. 💫
Paul Scholes on Japan’s 4-0 victory over Tunisia at the World Cup:
🗣️ “When I watch Japan, I don’t see a team playing above their level anymore. I see a team playing at their level and that level is extremely high, built on years of tactical education, discipline, and collective understanding.”
“A 4-0 result at the World Cup is never accidental. It is the product of control, structure, and players who understand the game in a very intelligent way, both with and without the ball.”
“What makes them special is not just the intensity, but the clarity. Every movement has a purpose, every press has perfect timing, and every pass is played with intention and awareness of what comes next.”
“People still hesitate to call them favourites, but that is only because of history and reputation. On the pitch, there is no hesitation from Japan at all they play with full conviction.”
“I’ve seen many teams in football that start tournaments well. But very few maintain this consistency, this discipline, and this hunger across every single match, regardless of the opponent or situation.”
“The most dangerous thing about Japan is that they don’t depend on moments of brilliance from one player. They depend on collective understanding, structure, and unity and that is much harder to stop over 90 minutes.”
“If you face them, you don’t feel comfortable for even one minute. They don’t give you rhythm, they don’t give you space, and they don’t give you control of the game at any point.”
“That is why results like 4-0 don’t surprise me. What surprises me is how sustainable their performance level looks, as if they are able to repeat it again and again without dropping intensity.”
“Right now, they are not just one of the stories of the tournament. They are becoming one of the standards of the tournament that others are now trying to copy.”
“And if anyone is still calling them a dark horse, they are not watching closely enough. Because Japan are playing like a team that fully believes it belongs at the very top of world football, not just in moments but permanently.”
🚨 Thierry Henry on Japan’s World Cup potential:
🗣️ “I said it before, and I’ll say it again after watching them against Tunisia and even the Dutch side — this Japan team is special. I knew right there that they are capable of shocking the world. There is something different about them, something that many people are not seeing yet.
They don’t just play football, they play with a system that feels alive. They are fast, technically sharp, tactically disciplined, and above all, their understanding of each other is on another level. The way they move as a unit, the way they press, the way they transition from defense to attack — everything is so clean and so modern.
But what really stands out is their togetherness. There are teams with big stars, and then there are teams like Japan, where the team itself is the star. Nobody is bigger than the collective, and that is very dangerous in a tournament like this.
I also have to mention Ueda. He is one of those players you keep watching and you can’t fully explain why. There is something about him — his movement, his timing, his intelligence in the box — words almost can’t describe it. He is going to be very important for them as the tournament goes on, and I strongly believe he is one to watch very closely moving forward.
When I look at this group, I am reminded again of Leicester City when they won the Premier League. Nobody believed it, nobody expected it, yet they had belief, discipline, unity, and courage. They shocked the world because they played as one.
Japan can do the same. If they continue like this, they are not just here to compete — they are here to change history. And I’m telling you now, this team has the ability to shock everyone and go all the way.”