At 22 years of age, Takefusa Kubo is on his way to signing the most productive season of his still 'tender' career, with seven goals and four assists in the 38 official matches played with the Real Sociedad jersey. The Japanese international spent six years in Barcelona's youth teams, but was dismissed and ended up returning to Tokyo... only to be later acquired by Real Madrid. A tremendous blunder by the Blaugrana management, in the opinion of Joan Vilá, who guided him during his stay at La Masia. "The reports were always top-notch. For me, he was a very clear first-team player for Barcelona. But, at 18, Barcelona didn't make the bet that I believed they should have made for Take, and that's where Real Madrid's bet comes in," he said. "It's something that saddens me very much. There were other teams interested. I think Barcelona made a huge mistake (...). [The commissions] should not have been decisive, because they were not such significant amounts," he continued. "I don't know if he would be an undisputed starter, but he would have a place in Real Madrid's squad. There are, for example, Brahim [Díaz] or Arda Guler... but Take could also be there. Without a doubt, he could be in a top team," he added, to the Spanish newspaper As. Also Read: André Silva explains why he refused to move to Saudi Arabia (Portuguese version)