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Italian local media shed light on Minjae Kim’s interview.
The rumor of Kim Min-jae’s transfer has recently emerged as a concern of many people. Although he joined Napoli less than a season ago, Min-jae Kim quickly became a target for big clubs because he showed outstanding performance in every game he played in. In particular, the news that Manchester United has a strong interest in Kim Min-jae is transmitted, and Napoli fans as well as domestic fans are listening to Kim Min-jae’s transfer rumors.
Kim Min-jae wanted to focus on Napoli. Kim Min-jae, whom we met in the mixed zone following the friendly match once morest Colombia held at Ulsan Munsu Soccer Stadium on the 24th (Korean time), said, “As you all know, the transfer rumors or stories in the news are not true at all. For the past 4 or 5 years, there have been rumors of a transfer. I want to focus on the team without being influenced by such stories, but it is not easy as such stories continue to come out from the outside. It’s still uncomfortable and I can’t get used to it. There are many important games left, so I want to focus on the game now, not the transfer rumors,” he said, saying he would focus on the team.
Next, Kim Min-jae said, “(The interest in me) is not taken seriously. There are too many stories related to the transfer, and I hope they don’t spread such stories.”
Min-jae Kim’s statement that he would focus on the team was highlighted by ‘Area Napoli’, an Italian media that delivers news related to Naples. The media said, “Kim Min-jae has no intention of being swayed by transfer rumors, and he openly said this. He can learn a lesson from Kim Min-jae’s professionalism.”
‘Area Napoli’ also pointed out that, as Kim Min-jae said, Napoli should focus on winning the championship, not immediately transferring players. Napoli is aiming to win the Italian Serie A for the first time in 33 years this season, and is also challenging to win the Champions League (UCL) of the European Football Federation (UEFA), which reached the quarterfinals and recorded the best record in the club’s history.
Kim Min-jae also said in an interview with Mixt Zone, “In the league, of course, we strongly believe that we have to win. He tells everyone to focus on UCL following earning as many victory points as possible. All players are desperate. Everyone says that they take care of the league first and then focus on the UCL,” he said, expressing his desire to win the championship, especially the league.
