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Takumi Minamino back with Japan after more than 10 months out

The Monaco player returns to the Japanese national team after knee surgery and says he missed his Japanese teammates the most during his absence.

By TuFutbolero Newsroom

Takumi Minamino, known as Taki, is back playing for Japan after more than ten months out with a knee injury. According to Monaco's official Instagram account, what he missed most during that time was playing alongside his friends and Japanese teammates.

In the text that accompanies the photo of his return, Minamino admits that all those moments were missing from his recovery.

The return to the national team closes a long rehabilitation process for the Monaco midfielder.

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