TOKYO – Transfer Primary Arhan to the Japanese club, Tokyo Verdy, continues to steal the show. The Japanese media even seemed surprised by the arrival of Primary Arhan. They also claim that Pratama Arhan will be the first player from ASEAN in the 2022 Japanese transfer market.
Primary Arhan’s move to the second tier of the Japanese League, Tokyo Verdy, was indeed widely highlighted. Many people seemed surprised by the move.
“This will be the first player from Southeast Asia to be acquired,” wrote Yahoo Japan, quoted on Friday (18/2/2022).
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Arhan’s success in joining Japan is indeed an interesting spotlight. Moreover, Arhan’s prestige can anesthetize the fame of other world’s top players who have already played in the Japanese league, such as Andres Iniesta.
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Evidently, thanks to Arhan, Tokyo Verdy’s Instagram followers have become the largest in Japan with 300 thousand accounts. This figure beat Iniesta’s club, Vissel Kobe, which was once dashing with a total of 280 thousand followers.
The Japanese media then compared Arhan’s prestige with another top player from Southeast Asia who competed in Japan, namely Channatip Songkrasin. As it turned out, a surprising result was obtained by Arhan.
The defender from PSIS Semarang has a much larger number of Instagram followers than the Thai national team captain. Arhan is recorded to have 2.9 million followers, while Channatip, who incidentally was the best player in the 2020 AFF Cup, only had 2.21 million followers.
“The number of followers on Instagram has reached 2.95 million, surpassing the 2.21 million of Thailand’s national team player, MF Chanathip (Kawasaki). Arhan’s post announcing his participation in Tokyo V has been flooded with more than 10 thousand comments. According to the club, they have has been eyeing the acquisition since August last year,” explained Yahoo Japan.
Arhan is the fourth player from Indonesia to have a career in Japan. Previously, there were Ricky Yacobi, Irfan Bachdim, and Stefano Lilly. However, the three players are now no longer wading through the game in the Sakura Country.
At this young age, Arhan is expected to be the seed of a bright future in Japan. He is also expected to be able to strengthen the Indonesian national team in the future.
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