[골닷컴] Reporter Dong-ho Kim = Min-jae Kim is raising the stock price on the Italian stage. It was speculated that Tottenham would be disappointed by his performance.
Kim Min-jae left Turkey’s Fenerbahce in the summer transfer window and moved to Italy’s Serie A Napoli. Napoli finished third in Serie A last season and will play in the Champions League this season.
Although it is his first year in the big league, Kim Min-jae is showing the best performance. He has been on the ground full-time this season, starting in five of his six league games. He also started in the Champions League once morest Liverpool, leading the team to a 4-1 victory.
Liverpool, in particular, are one of the best teams in Europe. There are many top strikers such as Mohamed Salah and Robert Firmino. However, Kim Min-jae was not pushed once morest them and contributed to the team’s victory.
There seem to be many big clubs in Naples who will salivate while watching Kim Min-jae during the so-called ‘Show and Probe’. In fact, before Napoli participated in the summer transfer window, the French league’s Stade Ren was active in signing him. There was also news that Juventus were interested when the transfer to Napoli was imminent.
What is interesting is that Tottenham, Son’s current team, also showed interest in Kim Min-jae’s whereregardings. Tottenham signed Barcelona centre-back Clement Lengre on loan in the summer transfer window. And Christian Romero was fully embraced by the full transfer option.
It is interesting to see what the outcome would have been if Kim Min-jae had been assigned one of these positions. England’s Football Fancast said, “Tottenham’s decision not to sign Kim Min-jae seems like a big mistake.”
It is only natural that he has proven his ability once morest Liverpool, one of the best teams in the Premier League. The media said, “Kim Min-jae accurately demonstrated his abilities once morest the Premier League giants Liverpool. He made six clears, three blocks and three tackles.”
He continued, “I had a 100% success rate once morest Firmino, Diaz and Salah. Considering that Kim Min-jae’s teammate Son Heung-min is a popular Tottenham star, it would not have taken him much time to adapt.”
“Given that Romero is in his mid-20s on Conte’s defensive line, he might have been a formidable partner for years to come. If that were the case, Conte would have one of the strongest centre-backs in England and he would regret that Tottenham did not sign Kim Min-jae in the transfer window.”
