Kōta Takai
Eligibility
- PL homegrown
- No
Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.
- UEFA training origin
- Not locally trained
Not locally trained on record.
- Work permit / GBE
- Exceptions Panel — 0/15 points
Registration & availability
- On squad lists
- PL 25
- Availability
- Available
No injury or suspension on record.
Contract & caps
- Contract term
- 2025 → 2030 · £25,000/wk
- Transfer fee / amortisation
- £5,000,000 · £1.0m/yr over 5y
- Senior caps
- 4
Claims & citations
Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.
- Official
- Press
- Aggregator
- User
- Nationality
JPN2004-09-04 → live
“25 | Kōta Takai | Japan | 4 Sep 2004”
Wikipedia2026–27 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Club history3
Kawasaki Frontale2022 → 2025
“Takai was promoted to the Kawasaki Frontale first team ahead of the 2022 season”
WikipediaKōta Takai ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
Borussia Mönchengladbach2026-01-02 → 2026
“On 2 January 2026, Takai joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season”
WikipediaKōta Takai ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club2025-07-08 → live
“On 8 July 2025, Takai agreed to join Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent transfer until 2030.”
WikipediaKōta Takai ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Registration
#25 DF2026-07-01 → live
“25 | Kota Takai | Defender”
Tottenham Hotspur Official SiteMen's First Team Squad | Tottenham Hotspur ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Contract3
Contract term2025-07-08 → 2030-06-30
“On 8 July 2025, Takai agreed to join Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent transfer until 2030.”
WikipediaKōta Takai - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
GBP 5,000,000 fee2025-07-08 → 2030-06-30
“Tottenham have agreed a £5 million ($7m) deal to sign Japan international Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale, per a new report.”
Goal.comTottenham agree shock £5m deal to sign Japanese centre-back Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale with star set to move for J-League record fee ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
GBP 25,000/wk2025-07-08 → 2030-06-30
“Kota Takai – £25,000-per-week”
TeamTalkThe key contract details of every Tottenham first-team player: Expiry dates, weekly wages, agents… ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Work permit
work-permit · granted2026-07-01 → live
“Takai received his work permit on Tuesday (15 July) and was able to begin training at Hotspur Way.”
Tottenham Hotspur Newssource ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Int'l caps