Kawabe despite the minus at the top
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The most valuable players in the J1 League are moving together a little closer. In a market value update in the Japanese upper house, the highest-dot professional, Hayao Kawabe from Sanfreecce Hiroshima, was significantly devalued, but it remains at the top of the market value ranking. However, the lead over the pursuers shrinks-also on top talent Kota Takai by Kawasaki Frontale.
For the 29-year-old Kawabe, it is about half a million down to EUR 3.5 million. In the summer of last year, the midfielder reached his previous career high value of 5 million euros. Now the six-time international is only one million better than the 20-year-old Takai-a player to keep an eye on.
The young central defender not only caused the national team for the national team (0-0 against Saudi Arabia) with his first start-up mission, he also focused on switching to Italian series A thanks to rumors. The 1.92 meter tall defense talent is one of the most promising young players in Japan and increases its market value by almost 2 million euros. With 2.5 million euros, he is now third in the market value ranking of the Japanese league on a third place shared with 26-year-old Brazilian Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga). No Japanese young professional up to 20 years is valued higher.
In addition to Takai, some other U21 players were upgraded, including the 18-year-old midfielder Ryunosuke Sato from Fagiano Okayama, who increases by 200,000 to 500,000 euros. The 19 -year -old left -back Niko Takahashi from Cerezo Osaka improves by 100,000 to 350,000 euros. For the first time at all, the two 18-year-old Gaku Nawata, storm talent from Gamba Osaka, and Yudai Shimoto from the youngsters from Shimizu S-Pulses. Both get into an assessment of 150,000 euros (for all new values in the market value update in Japan).
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