Talent scout
Nov 29, 2019
3 minutes
WORDS: Nick Bidwell
Takumi MINAMINO
Age 24 (16.01,95), Red Bull Salzburg (Aut) & Japan
In a sentence
A pinball-like performer with the widest radius of influence, he achieved the extraordinary feat in his side’s 4-3 Champions League loss to Liverpool of making the usually watertight Anfield defence look distinctly ordinary.
What they say
Christoph Freund, Salzburg’s director of sport: “Minamino is a very important player for us and a super guy. Takumi has developed into a real leader of the team. He understands everything, makes great runs and works hard when we’re not in
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