Tanaka joined on a deadline from Dusseldorf, a second-tier German team, over the summer. A pitiful £3.4 million was spent on a player who had never competed in Bundesliga 2 or Japan’s top division.
Daniel Farke, a Japan international, claimed to have attempted to sign Tanaka at Leeds a year prior. Due to injury, Tanaka had to wait for his first start, but he has since started the last 11 Championship games.
Tanaka has performed brilliantly in the middle of the park and was named Leeds’ October Player of the Month and Man of the Match multiple times.Because of his aggressive style of play, Farke has even given him the moniker “Tiger” Tanaka.
Ao Tanaka’s agent shares how Daniel Farke lured him to Leeds
In the summer, Tanaka was connected to Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Borussia Monchengladbach, Mainz, and even Everton. However, Leeds was able to close a deal, and he is already starting to gain popularity.
Fussball met with the Head of Germany for CAA Base, which represents Tanaka.Marijo Knez stated in this week’s news that Farke persuaded him to relocate by explaining Tanaka’s function and paying close attention to details.
Leeds gave Ao Tanaka a detailed explanation of the idea. He proved to Daniel Farke that he is the kind of player Leeds needs. Leeds provided him with the perfect environment for growth. This can also be seen by looking at the data.
“I have a lot of praise for Farke. He was fully aware of Ao’s abilities. However, this does not imply that German clubs were unaware of this potential. For several reasons, the move to a Bundesliga team didn’t work out.
Is Ao Tanaka the best signing made by Daniel Farke at Leeds?
Despite being constrained by issues he had to inherit from the previous ownership and transfer teams, Farke’s efforts throughout the transfer window has been nothing short of spectacular.
Joel Piroe, Ilia Gruev, Largie Ramazani, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, and many other elite players joined during Farke’s tenure for relatively low transfer costs. Leeds has also benefited from loans.
Perhaps the best loanee Leeds has had under Farke is Joe Rothwell. But given how crucial he has become to this Leeds team and the fact that he only cost £3.4 million, he is unquestionably Farke’s best acquisition.
Tanaka was a summertime deadline-day acquisition from Dusseldorf, a second-tier German team. For a guy who had not competed in Bundesliga 2 or Japan’s top division, a pitiful £3.4 million was paid.
Daniel Farke, a Japan international, claimed to have attempted to sign Tanaka at Leeds a year prior. Due to injury, Tanaka had to wait for his first start, but he has since started the last 11 Championship games.
Tanaka has performed brilliantly in the middle of the park and was named Leeds’ October Player of the Month and Man of the Match multiple times.Because of his aggressive style of play, Farke has even given him the moniker “Tiger” Tanaka.
Ao Tanaka’s agent shares how Daniel Farke lured him to Leeds
In the summer, Tanaka was connected to Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Borussia Monchengladbach, Mainz, and even Everton. However, Leeds was able to close a deal, and he is already starting to gain popularity.
Fussball met with the Head of Germany for CAA Base, which represents Tanaka.Marijo Knez stated in this week’s news that Farke persuaded him to relocate by explaining Tanaka’s function and paying close attention to details.
Leeds gave Ao Tanaka a detailed explanation of the idea. He proved to Daniel Farke that he is the kind of player Leeds needs. Leeds provided him with the perfect environment for growth. This can also be seen by looking at the data.
“I have a lot of praise for Farke. He was fully aware of Ao’s abilities. However, this does not imply that German clubs were unaware of this potential. For several reasons, the move to a Bundesliga team didn’t work out.
Ao Tanaka endured his worst Leeds United performance on Saturday and the stats prove it – opinion
Is Ao Tanaka the best signing made by Daniel Farke at Leeds?
Despite being constrained by issues he had to inherit from the previous ownership and transfer teams, Farke’s efforts throughout the transfer window has been nothing short of spectacular.
Joel Piroe, Ilia Gruev, Largie Ramazani, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, and many other elite players joined during Farke’s tenure for relatively low transfer costs. Leeds has also benefited from loans.
Perhaps the best loanee Leeds has had under Farke is Joe Rothwell. But given how crucial he has become to this Leeds team and the fact that he only cost £3.4 million, he is unquestionably Farke’s best acquisition.
