‘Japanese Messi’ Kubo arrives in Madrid ready to win over Zidane

New Real Madrid attacking midfield starlet Takefusa Kubo is in Madrid and eager to impress his boss Zinedine Zidane in the pre-season period.

Kubo returns from playing in the Copa America for Japan and is keen to show Zidane that he is ready go on pre-season tour with Los Blancos and ready to contribute.

The plan is that he’ll form part of Raul’s Castilla squad in the upcoming season, but the 18-year-old will nevertheless want to impress Zidane during the summer.