Today, Real Madrid officially announced the signing of Japanese genius Kubo Kenei, who also returned after a four-year absence from Europe.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Poland, another Asian rising star created by Spain, also 18-year-old Valencia winger Lee Gang-jin, is leading South Korea's U20 national youth team to the first World Youth Championship in history.
The Spanish media also found a two-person old story in a very timely manner: in the summer of 2013, at the traditional Spanish youth football tournament Nacional Alevín de Fútbol de Brunete (now renamed Torneo Nacional Alevín de Fútbol 7), the two Asian talents played in the final, hosted by Radio Serre.
In that tournament at the time, the same appearance was the 18-year-old striker Moyejo, who is now in the first team of Atletico Madrid, and the genius Brian of Sevilla. The final showdown was Barca Alevin A (U12 equivalent) against Valencia Alevin A, when the two asian rising stars were already the pillars of their respective teams.
However, after that match, the fate of the two took a turn: in early 2014, during the FIFA investigation into Barcelona, Kubo Jianying and South Korea's Lee Seung-woo were used as typical cases as evidence of Barca's "minor transfer violation", and Kubo returned to Japan in early 2015.
Li Gangren and Valencia's youth academy escaped the disaster: when he came to Spain, Valencia arranged a job for his parents to allow him to play football with peace of mind, and this decision also intentionally or unintentionally protected him - FIFA stipulates that if a minor joins a local club because he immigrates with his parents to another country, he can be exempted.
Six years later, Kubo returned to Spain as a Representative of Japan and joined Real Madrid Castilla, while next season, Li Gangren will continue to play in the top league, whether he stays at Valencia or joins other clubs.
(Editor: Mizuho Tsei)
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