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A LOVED-UP bride claims her “dreams came true” when she married her Line of Duty lookalike crush – who’s constantly stopped in the street by adoring women.

Kelsey Willmott has been smitten with Scottish actor Martin Compston who famously played Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the hit BBC drama, since the first series.

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Kelsey is smitten with Line of Duty’s Martin Compston[/caption]

So when the 30-year-old stumbled across Arron Willmott’s profile on Bumble in March 2021 she immediately swiped right, drawn to his brunette locks, facial hair and chiselled jaw line.

After chatting on the app for two weeks, the pair met for a walk for their first date, with Kelsey admitting she was initially unaware of how similar the pair locked.

But weeks into their fledgling relationship Kelsey was stunned when she suddenly realised why she initially had the hots for the 31-year-old – who was the spitting image of the hunky actor.

After dating for three-and-half years they got engaged before getting hitched on May 2 at a stately home in Somerset.

As she walked down the aisle towards Arron, Kelsey said it was a “dream come true” as not only was she marrying her “perfect” partner but also a man that looked like Martin Compston.

It’s not just loved-up Kelsey who’s noticed the similarity, with Arron being stopped daily in the street by strangers remarking on the uncanny resemblance.

While Kelsey’s own friends cheekily commented “only she could marry someone who looks like her celebrity crush” when she shared a video about it on TikTok.

Kelsey, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, said: “We met on Bumble and I made the first move.

“I hadn’t clicked about the similarities initially but I just knew I liked what I saw.

“A few weeks into our dating the penny dropped and I realised he looked so much like him [Martin Compston].

“I’m a big fan of Line of Duty and have watched all the series. I said to him ‘you do look like Martin Compston’ and when you see it you can’t unsee it.

“Martin Compston is a big celebrity crush and right up my street. I think subconsciously I 100% swiped on Arron [because he looked like Martin Compston].

“My aunty said to me ‘he looks exactly like the man on Line of Duty’. It was something people kept mentioning.

“I don’t think my parents had really realised my crush on Martin Compston.

“I may have said he was ‘fit’ when watching the programme but you’re not constantly going on about it as you think there’s no chance.

“You could say I got my chance now as I’m with someone who looks exactly like him.

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“I think as Arron has gotten older, he looks more like him as Martin is a bit older than Arron.

“When I was walking down the aisle towards him it was surreal. Aaron is physically everything that is my type, but also the person he is as well.

“It was like a fairy tale and everything you pictured it to be when you’re younger. My dreams came true.

“My friends always say I come up smelling of roses because only I could marry someone that looks like my crush.”

Martin Compston first starred in the lead role of Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott in 2012 when the BBC police drama Line of Duty first aired.

The series then returned in 2014 for five more series in which the 5ft 6in actor was seen to continue his star role as a detective in an anti-corruption squad.

I’m a little bit taller than him, thank God.”

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Kelsey says that Arron is told on a daily basis in public that he looks like Martin Compston, usually by women.

She said: “After the TikTok went viral, we were both laughing as it’s something we know he looks like and friends and family know.

“But when you get strangers saying they can’t tell the difference between them, it’s crazy.

“People have come up to him to tell him he looks really like the guy from Line of Duty.

“It’s probably girls in the street that have a similar crush on Martin Compston, as awful as that is to think.

“They are probably looking at him thinking ‘he looks like Martin and is quite good looking’.”

Arron says he couldn’t describe the feeling when he first saw Kelsey walking down the aisle but footage shows him wiping tears from his cheeks in the emotional moment.

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Arron says there’s a key difference between him and telly heartthrob Compston[/caption]

The 5ft 11in bloke says he is a big Line of Duty fan so doesn’t mind the daily comparisons but says he is thankful for being taller than the Scottish actor.

Aaron, also from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, said: “I love Line of Duty so it’s pretty cool. I don’t mind [the comparison] but I’m a little bit taller than him, thank God.

“I get told on a daily basis I look like him. When people see me they always think they’ve seen me before and then the penny drops.”

After sharing a video on TikTok of photos of Arron next to the Line of Duty star, the post racked up more than 300,000 views, with users apparently stunned by how similar they look.

One wrote: “Is this a really bad game of spot the difference, because I am struggling.”

Another added: “She really said copy and paste.”

A third commented: “Why did I think these were all pictures of the same man?”

A fourth wrote: “I personally think your husband is better looking than Martin but don’t tell him or my hubby I said so. You go girl.”

IRELAND is in for a “rollercoaster of temperatures” over the coming 10 days – with highs forecast to possibly hit 24C before disappearing again.

We basked in glorious 29C temperatures as a mini-heatwave swept across the country last week, but, with over two thirds of the summer still ahead, many are asking if the sunshine will return.

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Looking at the week ahead, Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly told how Ireland has returned to its more typical and changeable Irish summer – but we may still get brief blasts of heat over the next few days.

He said: “A rollercoaster of temperatures over the coming 10 days with some brief pulses of warmer air over Ireland but doesn’t stay long.”

The weather boffin added that parts of Spain, Portugal and France are still warm for this time of year.

And looking at how wet the week ahead will be, O’Reilly said: “Total rainfall forecast for next seven days, highest totals in Ireland likely in West and Northwest with Southeast expected to see a lot less.”

And despite the week ahead looking rather dreary for some, Ireland’s Weather Channel said long-range forecasts show a “higher chance” of another heatwave hitting the country in the second half of summer.

He explained: “While seasonal forecasts remain rather difficult to produce there are signs emerging if one reads a little deeper into the sea surface temperatures across the Atlantic that we won’t see a repeat of the past two overcast and rather disappointing summers, with a higher chance of more settled conditions taking hold for the second half of the summer.

“This is well represented in the latest ECMWF sub-seasonal forecast with a clear trend towards more settled conditions with high pressure from the middle of July onwards.

“Indeed the red bars indicate the preference for a blocked pattern, with high pressure building either across or to the northeast of the country, ensuring warmer sunnier conditions.”

However, before the summer-like conditions arrive, the weather looks set to stay rather mixed as the jet stream steers in a number of low pressure systems which brush along the northwest coast.

Ireland’s Weather Channel explained: “Indeed a northwest southeast split in our weather develops with the best conditions at all times this week in the southeast, while it’s more overcast and wet in the northwest.”

The weather expert pinpointed Wednesday, Thursday and the weekend as the best days this week, especially across east Munster and much of Leinster.

Looking at conditions tomorrow, Met Eireann has forecast variable cloud, some sunshine and well scattered showers for most, although it will become mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle near the south coast.

Cloud will thicken from the Atlantic later, and rain will develop in the west and southwest by evening time.

The national forecaster said temperatures will peak between 17C and 22C.

UNCERTAIN WEEKEND

And looking towards Saturday, Met Eireann say current indications suggest it could be a “mainly dry and sunny” day with southwesterly winds continuing to ease and just the chance of a few showers.

Temperatures will peak between 16C and 21C.

Met Eireann said the rest of the weekend still looks uncertain.

It said: “Still uncertain, but potentially more cloud and rain spreading from the Atlantic, with the best chance of drier and more settled conditions in the east and southeast.”

Ireland’s Weather Channel said temperatures may creep as high as 24C this weekend.

He explained: “One area to watch at the moment is for warmer temperatures creeping into the models for Saturday and Sunday, with highs possibly reaching up to 23C or 24C, maybe even a little higher to the east of high ground in East Munster and Leinster where a Foehn effect could help temperatures reach up to 26C.”

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IRELAND defender Andrew Omobamidele has completed an €8 million switch to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg after agreeing a four-year contract in France. 

Omobamidele, 22, joined the French outfit in January on loan with an option to buy from Nottingham Forest.

The defender, who joined Forest from Norwich in August 2023, had grown frustrated with his lack of action as he featured just 15 times in 18 months and lost his Ireland squad place.

And, despite an injury curtailing his involvement in France as he made ten appearances – seven from the start – Liam Rosenior has moved to make the move permanent. 

Game time in France should enhance his Ireland hopes as Strasbourg are in European action next season in the Conference League. 

The Leixlip man started Heimir Hallgrímsson’s second game in charge against Greece but he was then dropped due to his lack of first-team action.

Recalled earlier this month, he was one of five players in the squad for the June friendlies with Senegal and Luxembourg who saw no action.

A MUSIC icon may soon return to Dublin – after Irish fans missed out on the superstar’s tour this year, a top promoter has revealed.

MCD is on course for the second busiest year in its history – with sales of around 2.5m tickets in 2025, Denis Desmond has revealed.

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Desmond said that business for MCD in 2025 “is very solid” and he said that the gross ticket sales from the 2.5m tickets would be between €212m to €225m based on average ticket prices of €85 to €90 per ticket.

The bumper ticket sales for 2025 follows trade industry journal, Pollstar reporting that MCD last year sold a record €238.5m ($245m) in ticket sales.

Desmond said that the 2.5m tickets this year follows MCD’s busiest year in its 45 year history last year which was boosted by sell out shows by Taylor Swift and Coldplay.

He said that ticket sales for 2025 “are very good” and said that upcoming gigs by Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo are sold out adding that Croke Park shows by Oasis and Robbie Williams along with Electric Picnic are also sell outs.

Desmond said that MCD will sell slightly less tickets in 2025 than 2024 due to a reduced number of shows compared to last year.

Beyonce has just finished a six date sold out run at Tottenham Hotspur football stadium in London and Mr Desmond said that Beyonce would have come to perform in Dublin but was unable to do so due to stadium unavailability in the capital.

He said: “Beyonce is only touring Europe in June and Croke Park is not available until August because of the games being played. She would have come to Dublin otherwise.

“The economics of big shows at the moment means multiple dates at the same venue and there was nowhere available.”

He said that Beyonce played Croke Park eight years ago “and I’m sure she will come back here again to perform in three or four years time”.

The events supremo said that a series of gigs at St Anne’s Park in Dublin have been very successful this Summer while gigs for Fairview Park – where Kneecap performed last week – “are also doing very well”.

BUSINESS IS ‘VERY GOOD’

Desmond said that ticket sales for the 2025 string of gigs for Virgin Media Park in Cork have performed well for the likes of Macklemore, The Corrs, Snow Patrol earlier this month and Duran Duran next week.

He said: “We are in the third year of staging concerts at Thomond Park in Limerick and we have the Wolfe Tones and The Script there next month so business overall is very good.”

MCD Productions is owned by LN Gaiety Holdings Ltd which is a joint venture between Desmond’s Gaiety Investments and Live Nation.

The gigs boss said: “There is nothing better than a live show. You might have 10,000-20,000 people at a gig and they are all at one as they are all there for the person or people on the stage. You feel it and you come away from there, dare I say it, feeling alive.”

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IN the heart of an active military training area, an eerie silence engulfs an abandoned village trapped in time.

Derelict homes are among the few signs that human life existed in the once-idyllic coastal town – which was rapidly vacated by hundreds of villagers after being sold a solemn promise that was cruelly broken.

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The eerie remains of the once thriving village[/caption]

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Derelict cottages in the abandoned village[/caption]

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In November 1943, all 252 residents of Tyneham, Dorset, were told to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave their homes so the area could be used to train soldiers during World War Two.

It allowed Allied forces to practise manoeuvres ahead of the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy.

Officials gave the locals four weeks to pack up all their belongings and leave their old lives behind, with the promise that they could come back once the war was over.

But they were never allowed to return, with the military instead continuing to use it as a training base.

And following the death of its final resident Peter Wellman at the age of 100 last month, it’s clear that the promise will never be kept.

Tyneham was inhabited for over 1,000 years until the villagers were forced to move for the war effort.

When locals evacuated, a single note was left asking the arriving soldiers to take good care of the village.

The note read: “Please treat the church and houses with care.

“We have given up our homes, where many of us have lived for generations, to help win the war and keep men free.

“We shall return one day and thank you for treating the village kindly.”

Now the crumbling houses and ruins sit abandoned in the centre of Lulworth Ranges – a gigantic training location for tanks and armoured vehicles.

Most of the buildings have fallen into complete disrepair with no roof or windows and plants overcoming the walls.

Faded glory of ghost village

Clare Robson, from nearby Blandford, is a regular visitor to the village and describes it as her “favourite place in the world”.

The 52-year-old explained: “I used to come here all the time with my dad until he died a couple of years ago.

“It’s really special because it’s the place that everybody forgot about.

“Although it’s really sad the Army didn’t let the residents come back and allowed it to fall into disrepair.

“It is just the forgotten village but it is fascinating for people to see how others lived here.

“I wish I could go back in time and live here because it just feels like a different time when families were families.”

“I would love to see it restored to its former glory. I just completely love it here, it feels like home.”

Some of the original buildings, such as a row of four terraced houses, are still in tact.

A telephone box with wartime-era posters, situated at the entrance of the village, warns passersby “if you must use me, be brief”.

The school and the church have since been converted into museums to teach the public about the residents’ sacrifices.

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The church at Tyneham has been converted into a museum[/caption]

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Peter pictured in 1927 with classmates[/caption]

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Peter was the last surviving resident of the village[/caption]

The last surviving resident dies aged 100

Peter was the last surviving resident of the village, and sadly passed away from pneumonia last month.

He managed to make one final trip to his old home a year before his passing.

He said: “We had no electricity, no mains gas and no running water – we had to pump that from near the church. There’s a tap there now.

“I remember going to the beach and fishing and we often had mackerel.

“We were happy until we got moved out.”

He told how he would have liked to see residents return to the village one day.

Peter is survived by his two children, his two grandchildren and his three great grandchildren.

His daughter Lynne spoke of her father’s love for his lost home, saying he visited regularly.

He worked on a farm for 36 years before moving into a job in the clay industry, where he stayed until retirement.

As Christmas approached in 1943, the peaceful village become a ghost town overnight.

Thousands of acres were also commandeered by the War Office for the Allied troops training camp.

Some of the villagers settled into newly built homes in the nearby town Wareham.

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The peaceful village become a ghost town overnight[/caption]

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Worbarrow Bay, located near Tyneham, on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast[/caption]

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Most of the buildings have fallen into complete disrepair with no roof or windows[/caption]

Failed attempts to claim back homes

A public inquiry, several protests and a number of campaigns to bring the residents home have been launched over the years.

These have all been unsuccessful, with a compulsory purchase order being issued and the village remaining the property of the Ministry of Defence.

In 1973, former residents cut through surrounding barbed wire and re-opened their former post office.

This lasted for all of ten minutes before they were caught and thrown out by wardens.

A year later, local John Gould wrote to then-PM Harold Wilson calling on him to hand Tyneham back to the people.

It read: “‘Tyneham to me is the most beautiful place in the world.

“I want to give the rest of my life and energy to its restoration.

“Most of all, I want to go home.”

The site is now open to the public most weekends, having become an increasingly popular destination for history buffs.

Evidence of the village’s military role are everywhere, from signs starkly telling visitors that they are standing on a live firing range, to giant target markers on the surrounding hills for military exercises.

Even the village church roof bears a recent bullet hole from a stray machine gun round.

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The site is now open to the public most weekends[/caption]

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Warning message to ‘be brief’ inside Tyneham’s wartime phone box[/caption]

Elaine James, 67, from the New Forest, told how she makes an annual trip to the “indescribable” village.

She added: “I come here every year because I find it fascinating.

“It is just so sad that the residents were moved away because the village was needed for the war effort but then never allowed back.

“The story of what happened here just touches your heart and I love how it has been taken over by nature.

“Being here just gives you this feeling like nowhere else, it’s hard to describe.

“It’s sad that the last resident has now died, I hope his family can come back here at some point.”

Locals felt cheated out of their homes

Many of the old buildings have been deemed uninhabitable, leaving the spooky ruins to crumble over the decades.

Headstones in the church graveyard point to the fact that some former residents have been able to return, although only after their deaths.

Arthur Grant – who was buried in the churchyard in 2010 – told how his parents felt “cheated” out of their home.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said: “I had a happy childhood. We were proud of Tyneham.

“My parents referred to Tyneham as ‘home’ and there was always talk of happy times they had had there.

“They did feel cheated out of their home. They felt that a promise had been made and never fulfilled.”

Vanessa Foot, 65, from Crowthorne in Berkshire added: “It just shows how important it is to learn from our history.

“Inside the little school house there’s information about how they taught reading and writing through phonics which went out of fashion but now they are bringing it back and my grandchildren are learning the same way.

“This is my third attempt to find Tyneham, the other times we tried but just couldn’t find it.

“Next time I would love to bring my grandchildren with me.

“I just think it’s remarkable the sacrifice the whole village made for the good of the country.

“It really does feel like a lost village.”

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Locals were given just four weeks to pack up and leave their old lives behind[/caption]

GARDAI have identified a chief suspect in a targeted hit-and-run which claimed the life of a man in his 20s last night.

Detectives believe the incident is linked to an ongoing dispute which has been “simmering” in recent weeks in Balbriggan, north Co Dublin.

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The victim in his 20s was mowed down shortly after 9pm on Monday on Railway Street in the town.

Bystanders raised the alarm and emergency services attended the scene, but the man was pronounced dead.

Gardai are also investigating two subsequent incidents, a car ramming outside the local garda station and a scuffle, linked to the same dispute.

Senior sources confirmed that gardai have identified a chief suspect in the case.

The man, in his 40s, knew the victim well but he has yet to be arrested.

A source told the Irish Sun: “This is all part of a dispute among people all known to each other.

“It’s been building up for some weeks and this has now greatly escalated it, with a man’s life lost.”

This morning, the body remained at the scene as the Garda Technical Bureau carried out their examination .

The victim’s remains were removed just before 11am ahead of a post mortem taking place.

A second scene outside Balbriggan Garda Station remains sealed off, also with two damaged cars at the scene.

Local Councillor Tony Murphy told the Irish Sun: “It’s absolutely devastating to have a situation where somebody has been knocked down and that the driver didn’t remain at the scene.

“And what I would offer my condolences to the deceased family and friends in the first instance is one thing for the town to wake up to news like this.

“But it’s another thing for a family to wake up to the devastating news that they’ve lost one of their family members.

“I trust 100 per cent of the Gardaí in Balbriggan that they will unravel whatever has happened in this situation and that they will take the appropriate action.”

GARDA APPEAL

A spokesman said: “Gardai and emergency services were alerted shortly after 9pm on Monday, 23 June 2025, following a serious road traffic collision on Railway Street, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, in which a pedestrian was struck by a car.

“The vehicle involved failed to remain at the scene. The pedestrian, a man in his 20s, received emergency treatment but was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later.

“The scene remains preserved pending examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local traffic diversions are currently in place.

“Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.

“Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) from the area at the time are asked to make it available to Gardai.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Balbriggan Garda Station on 01 666 4500, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.”

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THIS is the shocking moment a man chases a passenger through a packed tube station.

Cops were scrambled to Earls Court Underground station in London yesterday following reports staff and passengers had been attacked.

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Shocking footage shows a fleeing man desperately using station signs and a magazine rack to defend himself during the horror attack.

Terrified passengers at the busy transport hub watch on as the attacker – dressed in a large puffa jacket – continues to chase his target.

The man fends off his chaser before sprinting up and back down stairs leading to the exit.

The pair continue to tussle with each other and barge past onlookers as the wild goose chase carries on into the building.

Members of staff at the busy London station had also been targeted, according to the Met.

A man was arrested and taken into custody.

In a statement, the force said: “Officers were called at around 1.40pm yesterday (23 June) to a report of a man attacking staff and a member of the public at Earl’s Court Underground station.

“Members of the public had detained the man prior to police arrival and a man, aged 20, was arrested on suspicion of three counts of common assault and taken into custody.

“Although enquiries are ongoing, there is currently no suggestion that the incident was related to an attempted watch theft.

“Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 334 of 23 June.”

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FORGOTTEN Celebs Go Dating star is unrecognisable after epic body glow-up – nine years on from E4 fame.

A former Celebs Go Dating star has stunned fans after showing off a jaw-dropping transformation nearly a decade after appearing on the hit E4 show.

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YouTuber Jack Jones shot to fame with his cheeky prank videos before signing up for Celebs Go Dating back in 2016.

Jack, now 31, was known for his laddish banter and boy-next-door looks – but fast-forward nine years and the social media star has undergone a total reinvention, swapping his old image for a ripped physique.

Fans were left stunned after he posted a recent pic showing off his muscular frame, with many branding the transformation “remarkable” and “insane.”

Jack regularly posts on Instagram showing off his muscles at the gym, as well as loved-up snaps with his girlfriend Saba.

He captioned a topless lift selfie with: “This is why I train & eat correctly throughout the year.

“So now I can confidently take my shirt off & not have to worry about a fat belly popping out.”

During his time on the E4 reality show, Jack faced a super fan, Shaunna, who admitted that Jack was her “biggest celebrity crush”.

However, at the mixer, Shaunna was not happy to see Jack speaking to other girls.

She shouted: “Get the f*** away from my man, b****!”

Jack didn’t choose Shaunna to go on a date with – which left her fuming.

She broke down and ran to the bathroom in tears, saying: “I’ve just made an idiot of myself.

“I got pied the f*** off. The awkward girl who is everyone’s friend who never gets a lad.”

Since then, Jack has found love with his girlfriend Saba – who he has been dating since 2017.

Jack occasionally shares glimpses of their life together on social media.

He shared a snap from their holiday in Turkey.

The sun-soaked couple posed in the sea surrounded by rocks as they beamed at the camera.

Jack wore black swim shorts with a baseball cap and showed off his muscular build.

While Saba showcased her sensational curves in a blue plunging bikini.

He captioned the snap: “Beautiful place + beautiful girlfriend = perfect.”

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AS references go, keeping Cristiano Ronaldo quiet is not a bad one.

That is exactly what Kota Takai, the exciting Japanese centre-back set to be Tottenham’s second signing of the Thomas Frank era, managed in April.

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Towering defender Takai was lining up for J-League outfit Kawasaki Frontale against Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in the semi-final of the AFC Champions League elite.

It is Asia’s version of the Champions League and the most prestigious competition in that part of the world.

Having seen off Didier Drogba’s old Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua in the last 16 and Qatari side Al-Sadd, via extra-time, in the quarters, it was Al Nassr’s formidable front three of Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Jhon Duran up next in the last four.

But 20-year-old Takai handled the task well, with only Mane of the trio netting as Kawasaki came through 3-2 in Jeddah.

It was not how the script was supposed to go.

This was meant to be the triumphant pay-off from Al-Nassr’s massive expenditure in recent years and their first final appearance in 30 years.

But instead it was Takai and Co who went through to the showpiece three days later, with Ronaldo looking visibly shocked at full-time having missed a late chance.

Kawasaki went on to lose the final three days later to Ivan Toney’s Al-Ahli, Saudi Pro League rivals to Al-Nassr.

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Yet Takai’s exploits had been enough to capture the attention of Spurs technical director Johan Lange and his staff.

Standing at 6ft 4ins tall, the aggressive young centre-back who can play on the right or left side in the middle of defence is due to join Spurs next month.

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The defender possesses an impressive leap[/caption]

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He has earned four caps for Japan[/caption]

A £5million fee has been agreed with Kawasaki which is a record fee for a Japanese player from the J-League.

Most Spurs fans will understandably never have heard of Takai, but the expectation at this point is that he is coming to be part of the first-team squad this term rather than be loaned out.

Frank and his coaching staff will, of course, assess him over the summer and make a final judgment call on that.

Spurs are stacked at centre-back, after all – with six already at the club and Croatian teen sensation Luka Vuskovic joining this summer too – even though there is Champions League football to come this term.

But Takai’s relative experience at such a tender age has given Spurs confidence he can be involved from the off.

The Yokohama-born defender already has four appearances for Japan, all coming in World Cup qualifiers, and has 78 senior matches under his belt already.

Takai, who turns 21 in September, was pivotal to Kawasaki clinching the Japanese Super Cup last year and was named the league’s Young Player of the Year.

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Takai will be the 16th Japanese player to feature in the Premier League following in Shinji Kagawa’s footsteps[/caption]

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Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma, right, is currently starring in England’s top-flight[/caption]

Those feats have convinced the Spurs hierarchy that Takai can join the club’s burgeoning group of young talent that includes Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray and the first signing of the summer, Mathys Tel.

Takai’s favoured shirt number is said to be No2 which Spurs have had available ever since Irish full-back Matt Doherty left the club two years ago.

If and when the youngster makes his Premier League bow, he will become the 16th Japanese player to do so, following in the footsteps of Kaoru Mitoma, Shinji Kagawa and Junichi Inamoto.

His capture continues Spurs’ recruitment from the Far East of late, following last year’s signing of South Korean starlet Yang Min-Hyeok, who went on loan to QPR in the second half of the season.

Of course, Spurs have had the most famous Asian player in recent times starring for them over the last decade in Son Heung-min, though he could leave the club this summer.

If Takai can have even a fifth of the impact skipper Son has had at Spurs, then the North Londoners will consider him one hell of a bargain.