Tottenham to face Vissel Kobe in Japan during 2024-25 preseason tour

25/04/2024 14:56

Tottenham are heading to Japan for the first time

Cue up the Shōgun jokes, because Tottenham Hotspur's preseason plans are starting to take shape. The club has already announced a post-season trip to Melbourne, Australia to face Newcastle just after the conclusion of the 2023-24 Premier League season, and the club is set to host Harry Kane, Eric Dier, and Bayern Munich at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in August.

Today, the club announced that Spurs will indeed travel to Asia as has been rumored in recent months. We all just kind of assumed that would be a trip back to Korea where Son Heung-Min enjoys megastar status in his home country. Nope! Tottenham will travel to Tokyo — their first trip to Japan in 33 years — for a friendly against reigning J-League champions Vissel Kobe on July 27.

This is maybe unsurprising considering Ange Postecoglou still has significant ties to Japan and the J-League after his stint managing Yokohama F. Marinos from 2018-21. Who knows, maybe this will give Big Ange an opportunity to return to London with some of the cream of the J-League in his luggage.

I kind of suspect that Spurs aren't done with their preseason plans quite yet, and it wouldn't surprise me if we hear about at least one more stop on their tour before all is said and done.