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He is not the only young Japanese wonderkid on Madrid's books, however.
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Many expected Kubo, AKA 'The Japanese Messi', to return to Barcelona, four years after he was released by La Masia as the Blaugrana were banned from registering overseas players by FIFA.
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From a Japanese perspective, Takefusa Kubo is undoubtedly the leader when it comes to building the country's next generation of footballing talent, and as such Real Madrid were thrilled to win the race for the forward in the summer of 2019.