La Liga side discovered the young talent after scouting another Japanese youngster, Hiroki Abe. FMTNews JunNishikawa Barcelona
TOKYO: Japan youth international Jun Nishikawa said Friday he heard Barcelona were keen on signing him through friends but denied there had been any contact from the Spanish giants.
“I read the news on my phone yesterday morning and my friends told me about it, but I didn’t think anything special,” insisted Nishikawa, who won’t become eligible to move overseas until he turns 18 next month, paving the way for a possible summer transfer.Barcelona have been linked with Nishikawa by Spanish media after spotting him while keeping tabs on another Japanese youngster, Hiroki Abe, who has impressed for the B-team since joining the Catalans from Kashima Antlers last summer.
Nishikawa has only made a handful of appearances for Cerezo but after losing out last year in the race to sign 18-year-old sensation Takefusa Kubo, dubbed the “Japanese Messi”, Barca appear determined not to let the same thing happen again. Manchester City, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain were also linked to Kubo, who has been loaned out to La Liga rivals Mallorca on a season-long loan by Madrid in order to gain experience.
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