Top Premier League clubs eye Japan’s Honda

Japan’s World Cup hero Keisuke Honda is being eyed by several major English clubs including Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa, reports said yesterday. The 24-year-old CSKA Moscow midfielder, in Doha with Japan for the Asian Cup, has set up meetings...

Japan’s World Cup hero Keisuke Honda is being eyed by several major English clubs including Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa, reports said yesterday.

The 24-year-old CSKA Moscow midfielder, in Doha with Japan for the Asian Cup, has set up meetings with officials from the teams, Honda’s agent Kees Pleogsma was quoted as saying by Qatari media.

“Several clubs have confirmed their interest,” he said, adding that Milan were also keen. “But we’ll have to wait and see who is seriously interested in Honda. I really hope something can happen, but I don’t know. We must wait and see.”

Honda impressed at the World Cup in South Africa last year, scoring two goals, and continued his impressive form with CSKA Moscow, becoming the first Japanese to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

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