Takumi Minamino (Liverpool), AS Monaco’s first recruit
The Monegasque club formalized the arrival of the Japanese international attacking midfielder (27) from Liverpool on Tuesday evening. The transfer fee is 15 million euros.
The transfer window of AS Monaco is launched. Announced several days ago, the arrival of Takumi Minamino on the Rock is no longer in doubt.
Trained at Cerezo Osaka (2011-2014), in Japan, then passed through Red Bull Salzburg (2015-2020), Liverpool (2020-2022) and Southampton (2020-2021) in the form of a loan, the international Japanese (42 caps, 17 goals) signed a four-year contract with the Principality club.
I am happy to be part of the club’s project, which has just finished on the podium twice in a row
Takumi Minamino
Capable of moving across the entire front of the attack, Minamino is a well-rounded winger, silky-smooth in technique, dexterous in the pass and capable of making the difference all on his own. In 391 official matches since his debut, the Japanese international has scored 114 goals and provided 41 assists.
Followed by Paul Mitchell
Less successful for two seasons in Liverpool, within one of the biggest clubs in the world, the former nugget of the Red Bull galaxy arrives on the Rock with the ambition to revive itself by imposing itself within the Monegasque attack.
“It is a great joy for me to join AS Monacohe intended upon his arrival. I am happy to be part of the club’s project, which has just finished on the podium twice in a row and is one of the most recognized in an exciting championship.
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Second Asian player to defend the colors of the Red and White, after the South Korean Park Chu-young between 2008 and 2011, the Japanese international had been followed for several seasons by Paul Mitchell, who did not hide his satisfaction at the time of His arrival.
“With his culture of winning, his versatility on the pitch and his status as an executive player within his team, we are convinced that Takumi has contributed to the development of our young team and enabled the group to achieve our objectives. »
AS Monaco also records two departures
Active in the direction of arrivals with this first recruit, the Rock club is also active in the direction of departures. ASM announced on Tuesday evening that Pietro Pellegri, who has been loaned to Torino FC for the past six months, has joined the Italian club for good.
Strahinja Pavlović is transferred to RB Salzburg. Arrived in the Principality in 2020, the latter never managed to win in the jersey of AS Monaco despite a successful six-month loan to Cercle Bruges (2020-2021).