Takumi Minamino has scored nine goals and provided 11 assists in 22 appearances for Red Bull Salzburg this seasonTakumi Minamino is a winner. As a child, Minamino was substituted while playing for local club Sessel Kumatori, where he played until joining Cerezo Osaka. But Minamino, who will sign for the Reds from Red Bull Salzburg on 1 January, is not just any Japanese player. Ronaldo and Kenta - Minamino's inspirationsMinamino has spoken of how Brazil's Ronaldo - who top scored at the World Cup Japan co-hosted in 2002 - inspired him with his finishing and dribbling technique. But Minamino would play no part in Cerezo's J2 League campaign, signing for Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg in January 2015.

Source: BBC December 19, 2019 15:22 UTC