Kubo sparks media frenzy in Montreal Real Madrid Japanese journalists outnumber the Spanish

Real Madrid's pre-season is underway and reporters from around the world have gathered in Montreal to cover Los Blancos' preparation for the 2019/20 campaign.

This year there are actually more Japanese journalists than Spanish ones, as there are 15 from the Asian country covering 18-year-old prospect Takefusa Kubo.

Amazingly, that's four more than in the Spanish contingent.

While most of the Japanese writers and photographers have come from the United States, some have flown from Tokyo to be in the Canadian city.

The Japanese journalists are keen to understand what exactly lies in store for Kubo, so there have been discussions with colleagues about the format of the Segunda B division where Castilla play and about the possibilities of the player making appearances for the first team this year.