Japanese professional footballer, Takumi Minamino has signed for Ligue 1 side AS Monaco after 2 years at Anfield.
The club announced the signing of the midfielder in a statement released on their official website.
“AS Monaco is pleased to announce the arrival of Takumi Minamino. The club wrote.
“The 27-year-old Japanese international attacking midfielder has signed a four-year contract, until June 2026.”
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The Japanese started his youth career at the age of 12 in Cerezo Osaka and progressed through the academy.
Minamino got his name registered in the senior team in August 2012. He would later fully join the team in 2013 and was given jersey number thirteen.
The Midfielder would later travel away from Japan to play in Red Bull Salzburg, completing his signing for the Austrian team on 7 January 2015.
During six seasons in Austria, Minamino won the league with the team six times consecutively.
He became the first Japanese footballer to play at Liverpool In December 2019, after agreeing to a deal for £7.25 million.
Alongside his club career, Takumi Minamino has also become a key member of the Japanese national team, which will compete in the World Cup in Qatar.
He scored five goals during qualifying for the competition, in which Japan won eight times in as many matches.
An international since being capped for the U-17s, he also won the U23 World Cup in 2016 and also played in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the same year.
Joining AS Monaco was exciting for the star, as he expressed his joy.
“It is a great joy for me to join AS Monaco. I am very happy to be part of this very exciting project, at a Club with a great tradition and among the most recognized in Ligue 1. He disclosed.